Manuel Martínez DeJesús (born October 3, 1970) is a Dominican

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manager and former professional

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. He played during three seasons in

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(MLB) for the

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, and

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. He also played three seasons in the

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(KBO) for the Samsung Lions and LG Twins. He is currently the manager of the DSL Mets1.

Playing career

Martínez was signed by the

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as an amateur free agent in 1988. Martinez played his first professional season with the Class A Short Season Southern Oregon A's in 1990. He played in MLB with the 1996 Mariners (nine games), the 1996 Phillies (13 games), the 1998 Pirates (73 games), and 1999 Expos (137 games). He played his last affiliated season in 2000 for the Florida Marlins' Triple-A affiliate, the Calgary Cannons. In parts of three seasons with four teams, Martínez appeared in 232 MLB games, batting .245 with eight

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s and 53 RBIs. Martínez spent the 2001 through 2003 seasons playing in KBO in

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, where he appeared in 368 games while batting .277 with 57 home runs and 235 RBIs. He spent 2005 playing for the

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Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League, appearing in 10 games and batting .282. He also played in the Mexican League from 2004 through 2008, and in the Dominican Winter League during the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons.

Post-playing career

Martínez spent several years in the

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' organization as a coach, then became manager of the Dominican Summer League Mets 1 squad in 2015. , he still holds the role.

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