Anastacio Martínez
Anastacio Euclides Martínez (born November 3, 1978) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher from Villa Mella. He is right-handed, stands 6'2" tall, and weighs about 180 pounds. He attended Liceo Santa Cruz College in the Dominican Republic and signed with the Boston Red Sox as a non-drafted free agent in 1997. Martínez spent several years in the minors, climbing from the Gulf Coast League to higher levels, and was briefly part of a trade to the Pirates in 2003 that was later canceled and reversed.
Martínez made his Major League Baseball debut with the Boston Red Sox on May 22, 2004, appearing in relief. He split the 2004 season between Boston and the minors, appearing in 11 games for the Red Sox and posting a 2–1 record with an 8.44 ERA and one save. He spent all of 2005 in the minor leagues with Pawtucket before becoming a free agent.
His career continued in the Nationals and Tigers organizations from 2006 to 2008, including stops with the Harrisburg Senators, New Orleans Zephyrs, Columbus Clippers, and Toledo Mud Hens. He was released by Detroit in 2008. Martínez also played winter ball in the Dominican Republic for Estrellas de Oriente in 2009, and later played in the independent Canadian-American league for the Calgary Vipers in 2010. He played in the CPBL for the Sinon Bulls in 2009, posting a 1–2 record with a 3.71 ERA and 24 strikeouts.
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