José Miguel Martínez Martínez (born April 1, 1971) is a Dominican former professional

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. He appeared in four games in

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(MLB), for the

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in 1994. He later played two seasons in the

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(CPBL).

Biography

Martínez first played professionally in the

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of the

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, from 1989 through 1992. Martínez was the second pick of the

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in the

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, and played part of the 1993 season for the

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, a Triple-A team in the

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(PCL). He was subsequently traded with

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and Andres Berumen to the

for

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. Martínez finished the 1993 season with the Las Vegas Stars of the PCL. Martínez was called up by the Padres from the Double-A

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on May 10, 1994, to replace an injured Tim Mauser and make his major-league debut. He appeared in four games for San Diego (one start), compiling a 6.75

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(ERA) and a 0–2

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. He remained in the Padres organization through the 1995 season. Martínez played in

(CPBL) of Taiwan during 1996 and 1997 for the

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, appearing in 39 games (34 starts), compiling a 16–12 record with a 4.21 ERA. He did not play professionally after 1997.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Jose 1971 births Living people Baseball players from Monte Cristi Province Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic 20th-century Dominican Republic sportsmen San Diego Padres players Gulf Coast Mets players Columbia Mets players St. Lucie Mets players Binghamton Mets players Edmonton Trappers players Las Vegas Stars (baseball) players Wichita Wranglers players China Times Eagles players Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Canada Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Taiwan