| J. D. Martin |
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| Washington Nationals — No. 60 |
| Pitcher |
Born: January 2, 1983 (1983-01-02) (age 26)
Ridgecrest, California |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut |
| July 20, 2009 for the Washington Nationals |
Career statistics
(through 2009) |
| Win-Loss | 5–4 |
| Earned run average | 4.44 |
| Strikeouts | 37 |
| Teams |
| |
John Dale Martin (born January 2, 1983 in Ridgecrest, California) is a pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball.
Martin is described as "a strike-thrower with a below average fastball who lives off of his changeup."[1] His "fastball clocks in the high-80s, at best, but he locates it well while mixing in a cutter and changeup."[2]
[edit] Professional career
[edit] Cleveland Indians
Martin was a first round pick by the Cleveland Indians in the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft and played for the Indians' organization for eight years.[2][1] He suffered injuries, and in 2005 he underwent Tommy John surgery, causing him to miss the second half of '05 and first half of 2006.[3][4] In 2008 he spent his last season in the Indians organization with their Triple-A affiliate, the Buffalo Bisons.
[edit] Washington Nationals
On November 24, 2008, Martin signed with Washington as a minor-league free agent.[5] In the first half of 2009, he went 8–3 in 15 starts with a 2.66 ERA for the Triple-A International League Syracuse Chiefs, recording 63 strikeouts and 10 walks.[6]
On July 19, 2009, Martin was called up to replace injured pitcher Scott Olsen.[7][6] On July 20 he made his major league debut, starting for the Nationals against the New York Mets. He pitched four innings and gave up five runs on eight hits, with one strikeout and no walks.[8]
On August 9, 2009, Martin earned his first major league win as he pitched five innings and gave up one run on five hits. The Nationals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9–2 in Martin's fifth start.[9][10] He ended the season with a 5–4 record, 37 strikeouts, 24 walks, and a 4.44 earned run average in 15 starts.[11]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Cameron, Dave (2009-06-26). "J.D. Martin Deserves a Shot". FanGraphs. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/jd-martin-deserves-a-shot. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
- ^ a b Selig, Mark (2009-07-19). "Martin latest Nats hurler to make debut: Washington (26-65) vs. New York (43-47), 7:05 p.m. ET". MLB.com. http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090719&content_id=5939556&vkey=news_was&fext=.jsp&c_id=was. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
- ^ Hill, Justice B. (2005-07-15). "Notes: Next 10 days pivotal: Shapiro wading through talks as deadline approaches". MLB.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050715&content_id=1132158&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
- ^ Castrovince, Anthony (2007-03-13). "Martin aims to remain healthy: Right-hander making solid recovery from Tommy John surgery". MLB.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070313&content_id=1841271&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
- ^ McElroy, Pete (July 9, 2009). "Minor League notes". MASNsports. http://masnsports.com/2009/07/minor-league-notes-8.html. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^ a b Harlan, Chico (2009-07-19). ""He's A Kid Who's Had To Scratch And Claw For Everything"". Nationals Journal. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/nationalsjournal/2009/07/hes_a_kid_whos_had_to_scratch.html. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
- ^ Ladson, Bill (2009-07-19). "Scott Olsen to Go on DL; J.D. Martin to Be Called Up". All Nats All the Time: MLBlogs Network. http://therocket.mlblogs.com/archives/2009/07/scott_olsen_to_go_on_dl_jd_mar.html. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
- ^ "Boxscore: NY Mets vs. Washington – July 20, 2009". MLB.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2009_07_20_nynmlb_wasmlb_1. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- ^ Ladson, Bill (2009-08-09). "Red-Hot Nationals Run Win Streak to Eight: Bats Connect on 16 Hits to Complete Sweep of D-backs". http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090809&content_id=6331716&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=was. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ^ "Boxscore: Arizona vs. Washington - August 9, 2009". MLB.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2009_08_09_arimlb_wasmlb_1. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ^ "J.D. Martin". Baseball-Reference.com. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/martijd01.shtml. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
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