Dominican baseball player (1983?2017)
Baseball player
Andy Marte
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Marte with the Cleveland Indians
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Third baseman
/
First baseman
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Born:
(
1983-10-21
)
October 21, 1983
Villa Tapia
,
Dominican Republic
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Died:
January 22, 2017
(2017-01-22)
(aged 33)
San Francisco de Macoris
,
Dominican Republic
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Batted:
Right
Threw:
Right
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MLB:
June 7, 2005, for the Atlanta Braves
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KBO:
March 28, 2015, for the KT Wiz
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MLB:
August 6, 2014, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
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KBO:
August 6, 2016, for the KT Wiz
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Batting average
| .218
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Home runs
| 21
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Runs batted in
| 99
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Batting average
| .312
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Home runs
| 42
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Runs batted in
| 163
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Andy Manuel Marte
(October 21, 1983 ? January 22, 2017) was a Dominican
professional baseball
third baseman
. He played in
Major League Baseball
(MLB) for the
Atlanta Braves
,
Cleveland Indians
, and
Arizona Diamondbacks
. He also played in the
KBO League
for the
KT Wiz
. On January 22, 2017, Marte was killed in a car crash in the Dominican Republic.
Career
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Atlanta Braves
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Marte signed as a free agent with the
Atlanta Braves
at the age of 16 in 2000, and succeeded at every level of the
farm system
.
[1]
He was selected to appear in the
All-Star Futures Game
in 2003 and 2004.
[2]
In 2005 Marte
hit
.275 with 20
home runs
and 74
runs batted in
(RBIs) in 109 games in
Triple-A
, but hit only .140 in 57 at bats with the Braves, and was blocked at third base by
Chipper Jones
, who had recently signed a contract extension.
[3]
Cleveland Indians
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Marte was traded by the
Atlanta Braves
on December 8, 2005, to the
Boston Red Sox
for
shortstop
Edgar Renteria
and cash considerations.
[4]
Later that off-season, on January 27, 2006, the Red Sox traded him to the
Cleveland Indians
along with
relief pitcher
Guillermo Mota
,
catcher
Kelly Shoppach
, Randy Newsom, and cash considerations for
center fielder
Coco Crisp
, catcher
Josh Bard
, and relief pitcher
David Riske
.
[5]
While a member of Cleveland's
Triple-A
affiliate
Buffalo Bisons
in the summer of
2006
, Marte was selected for the
Triple-A All-Star Game
played at
Fifth Third Field
in
Toledo, Ohio
, where he also won the Home Run Derby.
[6]
Marte initially received little playing time with the Indians, but after the Indians traded
Casey Blake
on July 26, 2008, he had the
third base
job to himself. He batted .221 in 80 games, and the Indians traded for
Mark DeRosa
after the 2008 season to play that position in 2009.
[7]
On February 19, 2009, Marte was designated for assignment by the Indians to make room for newly acquired
relief pitcher
Juan Salas
.
[8]
Marte cleared waivers and was sent outright to the
Columbus Clippers
of the
Class AAA
International League
on February 25.
[9]
In 82 games for the Clippers, he batted .327 with 18 home runs. Following the trade of
Ryan Garko
on July 27, Marte was recalled to the Indians.
[10]
On July 29, 2010, Marte made his first pitching appearance for the Cleveland Indians, pitching a perfect inning with one strikeout of
Nick Swisher
.
[11]
On November 5, 2010, Marte was outrighted to Triple-A Columbus, removing him from the 40-man roster, thus making him eligible to become a free agent.
[12]
Return to the minor leagues
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On December 1, 2010, Marte signed a minor league deal with the
Pittsburgh Pirates
of
Major League Baseball
.
[13]
[14]
He played for the
Indianapolis Indians
of the Class AAA International League in 2011.
[15]
Unable to find a contract, Marte sat out the 2012 season.
[16]
He began the 2013 season with the
York Revolution
of the
Atlantic League of Professional Baseball
, an
independent baseball league
.
[17]
Marte signed a minor league deal with the
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
on August 6, 2013. He played for the
Salt Lake Bees
of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League.
[18]
Arizona Diamondbacks
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Marte signed a minor league deal with the
Arizona Diamondbacks
on December 13, 2013.
[19]
He began the 2014 season with the
Reno Aces
of the Class AAA
Pacific Coast League
.
[2]
The Diamondbacks promoted Marte to the major leagues on July 31, 2014,
[2]
and homered in his first at-bat with the team, a pinch-hit against
Jeff Locke
of the
Pittsburgh Pirates
.
[20]
He was designated for assignment on August 7, when the Diamondbacks promoted
Jake Lamb
.
[21]
Marte returned to Reno and elected free agency in October 2014.
[22]
Marte's final plate appearance was a pinch-hit appearance in the 9th inning of a game on August 6, 2014, against the
Kansas City Royals
; Marte and the Royals' starter that day,
Yordano Ventura
, both died in unrelated car accidents on the same day in 2017.
[23]
[24]
Korean League
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Marte spent the 2015 and 2016 seasons with the
KT Wiz
of the
KBO League
.
[25]
Death
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Marte was killed in a car crash in the
Dominican Republic
on January 22, 2017. He was 33, and left behind four sons.
[16]
Between
San Francisco de Macoris
and
Pimentel
, Marte had crashed into a house.
[26]
Marte, who in the Dominican Republic was a team member of the
Aguilas Cibaenas
, died the same day as
Yordano Ventura
, who died in a separate car crash in the Dominican Republic at the age of 25.
See also
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References
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Calcaterra, Craig (January 25, 2013).
"Wow, Andy Marte has fallen far"
. Retrieved
January 22,
2017
.
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a
b
c
"D-backs select Andy Marte, recall Roger Kieschnick from Triple-A Reno"
.
MLB.com
. Retrieved
January 22,
2017
.
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TonyAlmeyda (February 8, 2016).
"Whatever happened to…Andy Marte?"
. Retrieved
January 22,
2017
.
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"Red Sox deal Renteria to Braves for 3B prospect"
. December 8, 2005
. Retrieved
January 22,
2017
.
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"Red Sox complete deal to obtain Crisp"
.
MLB.com
. Retrieved
January 22,
2017
.
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"Marte Gras in Toledo"
.
Toledo Blade
. July 11, 2006
. Retrieved
July 10,
2019
.
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"Cubs deal versatile DeRosa to Indians"
. January 1, 2009
. Retrieved
January 22,
2017
.
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"Cleveland Indians drop Andy Marte; trade for reliever Juan Salas from Tampa Bay Rays"
. February 20, 2009
. Retrieved
January 22,
2017
.
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"CastroTurf"
. Archived from
the original
on February 28, 2009
. Retrieved
January 22,
2017
.
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"Ryan Garko dealt to the Giants; Andy Marte will join Tribe Tuesday: Indians Insider"
. July 28, 2009
. Retrieved
January 22,
2017
.
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"Andy Marte's 1-2-3 ninth offers comic relief to otherwise ugly evening for Cleveland Indians"
. July 30, 2010
. Retrieved
January 22,
2017
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"Cleveland Indians ? Roster trim continues with Marte outrighted Friday"
. Akron Beacon Journal / Ohio dot com. November 5, 2010
. Retrieved
January 23,
2017
.
The Indians continued to get their off-season roster in shape Friday, outrighting the contract of 3B Andy Marte to Triple-A Columbus, thus making him free agent eligible. The Tribe's 40-man roster is now at 35 players counting two players on the 60-day Disabled List in C Carlos Santana and CF Grady Sizemore.
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"El dominicano Andy Marte vuelve al primer equipo de los Indios"
(in Spanish). Terra Networks. June 7, 2010
. Retrieved
January 22,
2017
.
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Pirates sign Fernando Neive, Andy Marte and Dusty Brown as minor league free agents
Archived
December 5, 2010, at the
Wayback Machine
MLB.com, December 1, 2010
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"Yordano Ventura, Andy Marte killed in car accidents; Pirates react to 'horrible news'
"
. Retrieved
January 22,
2017
.
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a
b
Seip, Jim (April 9, 2013).
"York Revolution's Andy Marte returns to baseball after taking last year off"
.
York Daily Record
. Archived from
the original
on September 8, 2013
. Retrieved
January 22,
2017
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"York Revolution's Andy Marte talks about his return to baseball"
. Retrieved
January 22,
2017
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"Los Angeles Angels' Andy Marte provides sting for Salt Lake Bees ? MiLB.com News ? The Official Site of Minor League Baseball"
. Retrieved
January 22,
2017
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"Arizona Diamondbacks sign a pair of players to minor-league contracts"
. Fansided. December 21, 2013
. Retrieved
January 22,
2017
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"Marte's two-run homer"
.
MLB.com
. Retrieved
January 22,
2017
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Diamondbacks promote Jake Lamb from Reno
. ESPN.com. August 7, 2014
. Retrieved
January 22,
2017
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Polishuk, Mark (October 6, 2014).
"Players Who Have Elected Minor League Free Agency"
.
mlbtraderumors.com
. Retrieved
October 6,
2014
.
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"Two baseball players die in crashes in Dominican - the Boston Globe"
.
The Boston Globe
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"Andy Marte faced Yordano Ventura in his final MLB game"
.
USA Today
.
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Roberts, Quinn (January 22, 2017).
"Former MLB infielder Marte dies at 33"
.
MLB.com
. Archived from
the original
on January 25, 2017
. Retrieved
January 22,
2017
.
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Axisa, Mike (January 22, 2017).
"Former top MLB prospect Andy Marte, 33, killed in car crash"
.
CBS Sports
. Retrieved
January 22,
2017
.
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