Carmelo Martínez Salgado (born July 28, 1960) is a former

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player who has been a member of the

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organization since 1997. He played all or part of nine seasons in

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, primarily as a

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and

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, from 1983 to 1991. He also played one season in Japan for the

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in . He is the cousin of

Edgar Martínez Edgar Martínez (born January 2, 1963), nicknamed "Gar" and "Papi", is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a designated hitter and third baseman for the Seattle Mariners from 19 ...

Career

On August 22, 1983, Martínez hit a home run in his very first major league at-bat for the Cubs. The homer came off Cincinnati's

Frank Pastore Frank Enrico Pastore (; August 21, 1957 – December 17, 2012) was an American Major League Baseball player and radio host. He pitched for the Cincinnati Reds from 1979 until 1985 and for the Minnesota Twins in 1986, and was in the Texas R ...

in the 5th inning at

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. On December 7, 1983, Martínez was traded by the Cubs along with

Craig Lefferts Craig Lindsay Lefferts (born September 29, 1957) is a German-American former relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers and California Ang ...

and

Fritzie Connally Fritzie Lee Connally (born May 19, 1958) is a former professional baseball player. A right-handed third baseman, he played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago Cubs. After a career at Baylor Universi ...

to the

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for pitcher Scott Sanderson. He and

Kevin McReynolds Walter Kevin McReynolds (born October 16, 1959) is an American former baseball player who was an outfielder with a 12-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1983 to 1994. A two-time All-America from the University of Arkansas, he played ...

were dubbed the '' M&M Boys'' on the 1984 San Diego Padres team that reached the first

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in franchise history. Martínez had 66 RBIs, while McReynolds shared the team lead with 20 home runs. On July 25, 2008, Martínez was involved in a minor league brawl while serving as interim manager of the

' Single-A affiliate

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. He approached Donnie Scott, manager of the

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, and engaged in a heated discussion before shoving him, resulting in emptied benches. Martinez is currently the manager of the

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. Prior to the 2019

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, Martínez was named manager of the Cangrejeros de Santurce after his predecessor

Ramón Vázquez Ramón Luis Vázquez (born August 21, 1976) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball coach and a former infielder. He is currently the bench coach for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Vázquez played in MLB for the Seattle Mari ...

quit minutes after winning the LBPRC title.

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