Francis Martes

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martes and the second or maternal family name is Suazo.
Francis Martes
Martes with the Houston Astros
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1995-11-24) November 24, 1995 (age 29)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 9, 2017, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
(through 2017 season)
Win–loss record5–2
Earned run average5.80
Strikeouts69
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams

Francis Euclides Martes Suazo (born November 24, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Martes was signed by the Miami Marlins as an international free agent in 2012. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2017 with the Houston Astros.

Career

Miami Marlins

Martes was signed by the Miami Marlins as an international free agent in November 2012. He made his professional debut in 2013 with the Dominican Summer League Marlins, logging a 3–3 record and 3.04 ERA in 12 appearances. He began the 2014 season with the GCL Marlins, posting a 2–2 record and 5.18 ERA in 8 games.

Houston Astros

On July 31, 2014, Martes along with Colin Moran and Jake Marisnick were traded from the Marlins to the Houston Astros for Jarred Cosart, Enrique Hernández and Austin Wates.[1][2] Martes started 2015 with the Quad Cities River Bandits.[3][4] He was later that season promoted to the Lancaster JetHawks and Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks.[5] He returned to Corpus Christi in 2016 and after the season played in the Arizona Fall League.[6] The Astros invited Martes to spring training as a non-roster player in 2017.[7] Martes began the 2017 season with the Fresno Grizzlies of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League.[8]

The Astros promoted Martes to the MLB for the first time on June 8, 2017.[9] He made his MLB debut the next day. In 32 appearances (4 starts) of 2017, Martes had a 5–2 record and a 5.80 ERA. He returned to Fresno in 2018. On August 15, 2018, Martes underwent Tommy John surgery.[10] On March 12, 2019, Martes was suspended for 80 games for using clomiphene in a violation of the MLB Joint Drug Prevention & Treatment program.[11] On February 17, 2020, Martes was suspended for 162 games for another violation of the MLB Joint Drug Prevention & Treatment program, this time for using boldenone.[12]

On June 19, 2021, Martes was activated off of the restricted list and optioned to the Triple-A Sugar Land Skeeters.[13] After struggling to an 0–3 record and 10.80 ERA in 7 appearances with Sugar Land, Martes was designated for assignment by Houston on June 30.[14] He was outrighted to Sugar Land on July 4.[15] He was released on August 17, 2021.

Mexican League

On April 18, 2022, Martes signed with the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League.[16] In 10 starts, he went 3–1 with a 6.33 ERA and 57 strikeouts in 42+2⁄3 innings. Martes was waived on June 29, 2022. On June 30, 2022, Martes was claimed off waivers by the Guerreros de Oaxaca.[17] In 6 starts, he posted a 2–1 record with a 7.45 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 29 innings. On December 29, 2022, Martes was traded to the Toros de Tijuana in exchange for Fernando Rodney.[18] On April 18, 2023, his rights were traded to the Bravos de León.[19] In 2 starts, he registered a 0–2 record with a 10.24 ERA over 9+2⁄3 innings. Martes was released on April 29, 2023.[20]

See also

References

  1. ^ "MLB Trade Deadline 2014: One of the best deals of the day didn't get much attention". masslive.com. August 3, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Miami Marlins get Jarred Cosart from Houston Astros in six-player deal". ESPN.com. July 31, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  3. ^ Steve Batterson (June 14, 2015). "Martes goes the distance as Bandits split". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  4. ^ Ray Mileur (May 20, 2015). "Astros' pitching prospect Francis Martes makes his debut". baseballessential.com. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  5. ^ "Astros' pro scouting strategy hits big on Francis Martes, David Paulino". Ultimate Astros. September 9, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  6. ^ "Astros prospect Francis Martes using AFL to work on changeup". Houston Chronicle. November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  7. ^ "Martes, Fisher lead Astros' spring invites | Midwest League". Milb.com. January 13, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  8. ^ The Fresno Bee (subscription required)
  9. ^ Young, Matt (June 8, 2017). "Astros call up top pitching prospect Francis Martes from AAA – Houston Chronicle". Chron.com. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  10. ^ McTaggert, Brian. "Martes out for season after TJ surgery". MLB.com. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  11. ^ Footer, Alyson. "Astros' Martes gets 80-game PED suspension". MLB.com. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  12. ^ McClain, John (February 14, 2019). "Astros pitcher Francis Martes suspended for another failed drug test". HoustonChronicle.com. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  13. ^ "Minor MLB Transactions: 6/19/21". June 19, 2021.
  14. ^ "Astros Place Jose Urquidy on 10-Day Injured List". June 30, 2021.
  15. ^ "Astros Outright Francis Martes". July 5, 2021.
  16. ^ "Diablos Rojos se toma la foto oficial". diablos.com.mx (in Spanish). April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  17. ^ "FRANCIS MARTES ES BÉLICO". guerreros.mx (in Spanish). June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  18. ^ "Toros: Fortalecen rotación abridora con Francis Martes". MiLB.com (in Spanish). December 29, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  19. ^ "LMB: Movimientos en listas de reserva - 18 de abril de 2023". MiLB.com (in Spanish). April 18, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  20. ^ "LMB: Movimientos en listas de reserva - 29 de abril de 2023". MiLB.com (in Spanish). April 29, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.