José Marte (born June 14, 1996) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB).
| José Marte | |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Angels – No. 68 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1996-06-14) June 14, 1996 (age 26) Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 20, 2021, for the Los Angeles Angels | |
| MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–1 |
| Earned run average | 7.80 |
| Strikeouts | 20 |
| Teams | |
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Marte signed up with the San Francisco Giants as an international free agent in July 2015. He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Giants, posting a 1.89 ERA in 5 games. Marte split the 2016 season between the rookie-level AZL Giants and the Low-A Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, accumulating a 2-5 record and 5.24 ERA in 15 games (14 of them starts). The following year, Marte played for the Single-A Augusta GreenJackets, pitching to a 7-7 record and 4.70 ERA in 25 starts. In 2019, Marte played for the High-A San Jose Giants, recording a 3-9 record and 5.59 ERA with 80 strikeouts in 74.0 innings across 18 games.[1] Marte did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] In 2021, Marte began the year with the High-A Eugene Emeralds, and was promoted to the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels after 5 games. He logged a 3.57 ERA in 19 games for Richmond.
On July 30, 2021, Marte, along with Sam Selman and Ivan Armstrong, were traded to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for Tony Watson.[3] He was assigned to the Double-A Rocket City Trash Pandas, where he made three scoreless appearances, and also struggled to an 8.59 ERA in 7 games for the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees.
The Angels called up Marte to the major leagues for the first time on August 20, 2021.[4] He made his MLB debut that day, tossing 2 scoreless innings against the Cleveland Indians. Marte finished his rookie year with a 9.00 ERA in 4 big league appearances.