Venezuelan baseball player (born 1995)
Baseball player
German Andres Marquez
(born February 22, 1995) is a Venezuelan professional
baseball
pitcher
for the
Colorado Rockies
of
Major League Baseball
(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2016. Marquez won a
Silver Slugger Award
in 2018 and was an
All-Star
in 2021.
Career
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Early career
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Marquez signed with the
Tampa Bay Rays
as an international
free agent
in July 2011. The Rays added him to their
40-man roster
after the 2015 season.
[1]
On January 28, 2016, Marquez and
Jake McGee
were traded to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for
Corey Dickerson
and
Kevin Padlo
.
[2]
Colorado Rockies
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2016–2018
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The Rockies promoted Marquez to the major leagues on September 6, 2016.
[3]
In his first full season in 2017, Marquez had a 11?7
win?loss record
with a 4.39
earned run average
(ERA) in 162
innings pitched
across 29
games started
. He had a 1.38
WHIP
and 147
strikeouts
(8.17 K/9). He had the highest zone percentage of all major league pitchers, with 53.2% of his pitches being in the
strike zone
.
[4]
He finished fifth in the
National League Rookie of the Year
voting.
On July 11, 2018, Marquez hit his first career home run off second baseman and former teammate
Daniel Descalso
in a 19?2 Rockies win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Marquez became the first pitcher to hit a home run off a position player since
Mike LaCoss
in 1986.
[5]
On September 26, 2018, Marquez tied a major-league record by striking out the first eight batters of a game against the
Philadelphia Phillies
, before pitcher
Nick Pivetta
reached base on an error on a 0?2 pitch. Marquez also broke the franchise record for single-season strikeouts in a season which had been previously held by
Ubaldo Jimenez
back in 2010.
Marquez had a dominant second half of the 2018 season after working a
slider
into his pitching repertoire. He ultimately finished with a 14?11 record (his 14 wins were 9th-most in the NL) and 3.77 ERA in 33 starts (2nd; 20 of which were quality outings), with 230 strikeouts (4th) in 196 innings pitched (9th).
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He had a WHIP of 1.20. His 10.561 K/9 (fourth in the National League) was a new franchise record. Marquez also had a phenomenal season at the plate, hitting .300 (18 for 60) with a home run, 5 RBIs, and a .650 OPS. He received the
Silver Slugger Award
as the best-hitting pitcher in the National League, becoming the first Rockies pitcher to win the award since
Mike Hampton
in 2002. Marquez's performance, along with the breakout season of Colorado native
Kyle Freeland
are widely credited with helping the Rockies reach the postseason in back to back years for the first time in franchise history.
2019–2022
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At the start of the 2019 season, the Rockies and Marquez agreed to a five-year $43 million contract. On April 14, 2019, Marquez threw the first one-hit complete game in Rockies franchise history in a 4?0 win, yielding only a single to
Evan Longoria
in the 8th inning. In 2019, he started 28 games, winning 12, and had a 4.76 ERA before being placed on the injured list with right arm inflammation on August 26. Though his ERA was a full point higher than that of 2018, Marquez by and large maintained his consistency from the previous year. Additionally, Marquez's ERA was ballooned by 3 games where he was not taken out despite struggling badly; the last of which was a home game on July 15, 2019 where he gave up a career-worst 11 runs (all earned) in only 2
2
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3
innings to the
San Francisco Giants
before he was taken out of the game.
In 2020, Marquez went 4?6 with a 3.75 ERA in 13 starts. On defense he led all major league pitchers in errors, with three, and had the lowest fielding percentage, at .750.
[7]
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On June 29, 2021, Marquez took a
no-hit bid
into the 9th inning against the
Pittsburgh Pirates
, but a leadoff single by
Ka'ai Tom
broke it up. He ended up with a one-hit shutout.
[9]
He was named to his first
All-Star
team as the Rockies' sole representative.
[10]
Marquez hit the second home run of his career on July 31, against the
San Diego Padres
.
[11]
Marquez finished the 2021 season with a 12?11 record, a 4.40 ERA, and 176 strikeouts over 180 innings in 32 starts. He led the major leagues with 15
wild pitches
. He was a finalist for the Silver Slugger Award, which was won by
Max Fried
.
[12]
In 2022, Marquez was 9?13 with a 4.95 ERA, as hitters had a .467 slugging percentage against him, the highest against any MLB qualified pitcher.
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2023–present
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In 2023, Marquez started for the Rockies on Opening Day.
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He made 4 starts for Colorado, registering a 2?2 record and 4.95 ERA with 17 strikeouts in 20 innings pitched. On May 2, 2023, it was revealed that Marquez would require
Tommy John surgery
, ending his season.
[15]
On September 8, Marquez and the Rockies agreed to a two?year contract extension worth $20 million.
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See also
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References
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"Rays add Blake Snell, five others to 40-man"
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Tampa Bay Rays
. Retrieved
December 14,
2015
.
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Harding, Thomas (January 28, 2016).
"Rockies to receive reliever McGee in four-player swap"
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MLB.com
. Retrieved
January 23,
2021
.
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"Marquez, Patterson, Valaika called up"
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Purple Row
. September 6, 2016
. Retrieved
July 12,
2018
.
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"Major League Leaderboards ≫ 2017 ≫ Pitchers ≫ Plate Discipline Statistics | FanGraphs Baseball"
.
www.fangraphs.com
.
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"German Marquez homered off Daniel Descalso"
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MLB.com
. July 12, 2018
. Retrieved
July 12,
2018
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"German Marquez Stats"
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Baseball-Reference.com
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"2020 National League Pitcher"
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Baseball-Reference.com
.
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"Major League Leaderboards ≫ 2020 ≫ Pitchers ≫ Fielding Statistics | FanGraphs Baseball"
.
www.fangraphs.com
.
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Anderson, R. J. (June 30, 2021).
"Rockies' German Marquez flirts with no-hitter vs. Pirates; comes three outs away from setting MLB record"
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CBS Sports
. Retrieved
October 26,
2021
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Saunders, Patrick (July 4, 2021).
"Rockies' German Marquez earns first trip to MLB All-Star Game"
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The Denver Post
. Retrieved
October 26,
2021
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Saunders, Patrick (July 31, 2021).
"German Marquez pitches, homers Rockies to road win over Padres"
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The Denver Post
. Retrieved
October 26,
2021
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"2021 Silver Sluggers: Braves win 4, Posey grabs honor in final season"
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theScore.com
.
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"Custom Leaderboard"
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baseballsavant.mlb.com
. Retrieved
April 24,
2023
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"Rockies spring training report: German Marquez named opening day starter"
. March 25, 2023.
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"Rockies' German Marquez: To have Tommy John surgery"
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cbssports.com
. Retrieved
May 2,
2023
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"Sources: Rockies, German Marquez agree to 2-year extension"
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espn.com
. Retrieved
September 8,
2023
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