Fernando Martínez (baseball)

Fernando Martínez (baseball)

Infobox MLB player


width = 150
name=Fernando Martínez
position=Outfielder
team=Binghamton Mets
number=19
bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1988|10|10|Rio San Juan, DR

Jesus Fernando Martínez Álvarez (born October 10, 1988 in Rio San Juan, Dominican Republic) is a highly touted outfielder in the New York Mets minor league system, currently playing for AA Binghamton. He measures 6'0", and weighs 185 pounds. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed. Martínez is considered by many to be a potential 5-tool player at the major league level.

The Mets signed Martínez at the age of 16 on July 11, 2005. Mets general manager Omar Minaya, known for his ability to attract Latin American talent to the Mets, lured Martínez with a signing bonus of $1.4 million. [ [http://www.metsgeek.com/articles/2005/07/11/fernando-martinez-revealed-2/ Mets Geek » Blog Archive » Fernando Martinez: Revealed! ] ] Minaya said of the signing "What we saw in [Martinez] was a 16-year-old kid with power, great ability and great character, above everything else.”

Martínez has played center field for Double-A Binghamton since the 2007 season. He was selected to both the 2007 and 2008 All-Star Futures Games.

"Baseball America" named him as the Mets Number One Prospect for 2007.

Martínez is often referred to as "F-Mart" and the "Teenage Hitting Machine," a nickname coined by sportswriter Ken Rosenthal.

References

*http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=381&p=8&c=1&yr=2006&nid=2163085
*http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070225&content_id=1815081&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym
*http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/features/263075.html
*http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/features/265152.html

External links

*Baseballstats |mlb=494686 |espn=|br=|fangraphs=$09929|cube=m/fernando-martinez


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