Jefry Marté

Jefry Leonal Marté Paulino (born June 21, 1991) is a Dominican professional baseball first baseman, third baseman and left fielder for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Marté and the second or maternal family name is Paulino.
Jefry Marté
Marté with the Tigers
Hanshin Tigers – No. 31
First baseman / Third baseman / Left fielder
Born: (1991-06-21) June 21, 1991
La Romana, La Romana, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Professional debut
MLB: July 5, 2015, for the Detroit Tigers
NPB: April 29, 2019, for the Hanshin Tigers
MLB statistics
(through 2018 season)
Batting average.222
Home runs30
Runs batted in91
NPB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Batting average.284
Home runs12
Runs batted in49
Teams

Career

Minor leagues

Marté signed as an international free agent with the New York Mets. He played for the St. Lucie Mets of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in 2011[1] and the Binghamton Mets of the Class AA Eastern League in 2012. He participated in the All-Star Futures Game during the 2011 season and the Arizona Fall League after the 2011 season.[2]

The Mets traded Marté to the Oakland Athletics on December 18, 2012, in exchange for outfielder Collin Cowgill.[3] On November 22, 2014, Marté signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers.[4]

Detroit Tigers

Marté was promoted to the major leagues by the Tigers on July 4, 2015, and made his major league debut the next day.[5] In his first career major league start on July 8, he got his first major league hit, an RBI double in the second inning, and his first major league home run in the fourth inning.[6] Marte filled in well for an injured Miguel Cabrera in July and August, batting .250 (13-for-52) with four doubles, three home runs and seven RBIs. He batted .275 with 25 doubles, 15 home runs and 65 RBIs for the Toledo Mud Hens of the Class AAA International League. He was a September call-up, returning to the Tigers on September 8, 2015.[7]

Los Angeles Angels

The Tigers traded Marté to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for Kody Eaves on January 27, 2016.[8] He began the 2016 season with the Salt Lake Bees of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League, and was promoted to the Angels in May.[9][10] He became a free agent after the 2018 season.[11]

Hanshin Tigers

On December 28, 2018, Marté signed with the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[12]

On December 10, 2019, Marté signed a 1-year extension to remain with the Tigers.[13]

References
  1. David Lennon (May 5, 2011). "Mets farm report: Jefry Marte". Newsday.com. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  2. Marshall, Ashley. "Marte breaks tie with first AFL home run". Milb.com. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  3. New Jersey (November 1, 2011). "Mets trade for outfielder Collin Cowgill". NJ.com. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  4. Fenech, Anthony (November 22, 2014). "LHP Duran among prospects to sign Tigers minor deals". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  5. McMann, Aaron (July 4, 2015). "Jefry Marte brings power bat, some flexibility to Detroit Tigers lineup". MLive. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  6. Beck, Jason; Erickson, Andrew (July 8, 2015). "Marte breaks out as Tigers edge Mariners". MLB.com. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  7. Beck, Jason (September 8, 2015). "Tigers call up 4, designate Fields". MLB.com. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  8. Fletcher, Jeff (January 27, 2016). "Angels get infielder Jefry Marte from Tigers for Kody Eaves". Orange County Register. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  9. Moura, Pedro. "Angels place Cliff Pennington on DL, call up Jefry Marte and Gregorio Petit". latimes.com. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  10. AP Published 9:01 p.m. ET May 31, 2016 (2016-05-31). "Angels recall Jefry Marte, send Kaleb Cowart back to minors". Usatoday.com. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  11. Eddy, Matt (November 6, 2018). "Minor League Free Agents 2018". Baseball America. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  12. "外国人選手との契約締結について". 阪神タイガース 公式サイト (in Japanese). December 28, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  13. "ジェフリー・マルテ選手との契約締結". 阪神タイガース 公式サイト (in Japanese). December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
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