Raidel Martínez Perez (born October 11, 1996) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Raidel Martínez
Martínez with the Chunichi Dragons
Chunichi Dragons – No. 92
Pitcher
Born: (1996-10-11) October 11, 1996 (age 25) Pinar del Río, Cuba
Bats: Right Throws: Right
NPB debut
May 6, 2018, for the Chunichi Dragons
NPB statistics (through April 5, 2022)
Win–loss record	5-12
Earned Run Average	2.61
Strikeouts	176
Teams
Chunichi Dragons (2017–present)
Career highlights and awards
1× NPB All-Star (2022) NPB records 35 consecutive strikeouts

Professional career

On February 26, 2017, Martínez signed with the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball.[1] After spending the 2017 season with the club's farm team, Martínez recorded his first NPB victory on May 15, 2018, in a win over the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.[2] However, he struggled to a 6.65 ERA in 7 games. In 2019, Martínez recorded a stellar 2.66 ERA with 48 strikeouts in 43 appearances. In 2020, he pitched to a neat 1.13 ERA in 40.0 innings across 40 appearances.[3] On May 27, 2022, He made his first NPB All-Star appearance at Matsuyama Central Park Baseball Stadium. He took the mound in the eighth inning and allowed one hit but kept one scoreless inning.[4]

International career

Martínez previously pitched for Vegueros de Pinar del Rio in the Cuban National Series. Martinez played for the Cuba national baseball team at 2017 World Baseball Classic.[5]

References

External links

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