- Andy Marté
Infobox MLB player
width = 150
name = Andy Marté
team = Cleveland Indians
number = 15
position = Third baseman
birthdate = birth date and age|1983|10|21
birthplace =Villa Tapia ,Dominican Republic
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = June 7
debutyear = 2005
debutteam = Atlanta Braves
statyear = September 1, 2008
stat1label =Batting average
stat1value = .209
stat2label =Home run s
stat2value = 9
stat3label = Runs batted in
stat3value = 50
teams =
*Atlanta Braves (by|2005)
*Cleveland Indians (by|2006–present)Andy Manuel Marté (born
October 21 ,1983 inVilla Tapia ,Dominican Republic ) is athird baseman inMajor League Baseball for theCleveland Indians . Hisat-bat song isMacarron Chacarron by El Chombo.2005-2006 offseason
Marté was traded by the
Atlanta Braves onDecember 8 , by|2005, to theBoston Red Sox forshortstop Edgar Rentería and cash considerations. Later that off-season, onJanuary 27 , by|2006, the Red Sox traded him to the Cleveland Indians along withrelief pitcher Guillermo Mota ,catcher Kelly Shoppach , Randy Newsom, and cash considerations forcenter fielder Coco Crisp , catcherJosh Bard , and relief pitcherDavid Riske .Career
Marté was quite successful in the Braves farm system. He hit .275 with 20 home runs and 74 RBI in 109 games in Triple-A, but hit only .140 in 57 at bats with the Braves. Locking up third baseman
Chipper Jones for the long term and losingshortstop Rafael Furcal in free agency made Marté expendable for the Braves.Marte has received little playing time with the Cleveland Indians, but after the Indians traded
Casey Blake onJuly 26 , by|2008, he is assumed to finally have the third base job to himself.Career statistics
"Stats as of
September 1 ,2008 External links
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* [http://www.minorleaguenews.com/baseball/affiliated/aaa/international/bisons/articles2006/05/10/01.html "Marte Marches to the Majors"] - MLN Sports Zone, May 2006
* [http://www.minorleaguesplits.com/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?pl=429708 Minor League Splits and Situational Stats]
* [http://www.minorleaguenews.com/baseball/features/articles2006/08/fab50/16.html No 16. - MLN FAB50 Baseball 2006] - Minor League News
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