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Jefry Marté
Jefry Leonal Marté Paulino (born June 21, 1991) is a Dominican professional baseball first baseman, third baseman and left fielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers. Career New York Mets Marté signed as an international free agent with the New York Mets on July 2, 2007. He made his professional debut the following year, hitting .325 in 44 games for the rookie–level Gulf Coast League Mets. Marté spent the 2009 and 2010 seasons with the Single–A Savannah Sand Gnats, hitting .246/.301/.364 with 12 home runs and 85 RBI across 205 total appearances. Marté played for the St. Lucie Mets of the Class A-Advanced, High–A Florida State League in 2011, hitting .248/.313/.346 with seven home runs, 55 RBI, and 14 stolen bases across 131 games. He participated in the All-Star Futures Game during the 2011 season and the Arizona Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Baseman
A first baseman, abbreviated 1B, is the player on a baseball or softball team who fields the area nearest first base, the first of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. The first baseman is responsible for the majority of plays made at that base. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the first baseman is assigned the number 3. Also called first sacker or cornerman, the first baseman is ideally a tall player who throws left-handed and possesses good flexibility and quick reflexes. Flexibility is needed because the first baseman receives throws from the other infielders, the catcher and the pitcher after they have fielded ground balls. In order for the runner to be called out, the first baseman must be able to ''stretch'' towards the throw and catch it before the runner reaches first base. First base is often referred to as "the other hot corner"—the "hot corner" being third baseman, third base—and therefore, like the third baseman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
