Carlos Martínez (pitcher, born 1991), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Carlos Martínez (pitcher, born 1991)

Dominican Republic baseball player

Date of Birth: 21-Sep-1991

Place of Birth: Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata Province, Dominican Republic

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: Dominican Republic

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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About Carlos Martínez (pitcher, born 1991)

  • Carlos Ernesto Martínez (born September 21, 1991), nicknamed "Tsunami", is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the St.
  • Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
  • Originally signed by the Boston Red Sox as an international free agent in 2009, MLB voided his contract due to discrepancies over his name and date of birth after the revelation that he was also known as Carlos Matias.
  • However, he was eventually cleared of wrongdoing, as it was found that the inconsistencies arose from poor record keeping.
  • The St.
  • Louis Cardinals signed him in 2010, and he made his MLB debut May 3, 2013. Martínez became a consensus top-100 prospect in all of Minor League Baseball, and one of the Cardinals' highest-rated prospects.
  • A starter in the minor leagues, he performed mainly in relief roles in his first two seasons in the major leagues, but earned a spot in the Cardinal's rotation in 2015.
  • During the 2013 MLB season, fans gave him the nickname "Little Pedro," due to the similarities in physique and pitching mechanics to former Cy Young Award winner Pedro Martínez.

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