Carmelo Martínez

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Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1960)

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Field	Value
name	Carmelo Martínez
image	Carmelo Martinez Padres.jpg
position	Left fielder / First baseman / Coach
bats	Right
throws	Right
birth_date
birth_place	Dorado, Puerto Rico
debutleague	MLB
debutdate	August 22
debutyear	1983
debutteam	Chicago Cubs
debut2league	NPB
debut2year	1992
debut2team	Orix BlueWave
finalleague	MLB
finaldate	October 2
finalyear	1991
finalteam	Cincinnati Reds
final2league	NPB
final2year	1992
final2team	Orix BlueWave
statleague	MLB
stat1label	Batting average
stat1value	.245
stat2label	Home runs
stat2value	108
stat3label	Runs batted in
stat3value	424
stat2league	NPB
stat21label	Batting average
stat21value	.227
stat22label	Home runs
stat22value	6
stat23label	Runs batted in
stat23value	23
hofcolor	blue
hoflink	Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame
hoftype	Caribbean
hofdate	2004
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Chicago Cubs ()
San Diego Padres (–)
Philadelphia Phillies ()
Pittsburgh Pirates (–)
Kansas City Royals ()
Cincinnati Reds ()
Orix BlueWave () | hofcolor = blue | hoflink = Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame | hoftype = Caribbean | hofdate = 2004 Carmelo Martínez Salgado (born July 28, 1960) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball left fielder, first baseman, and coach. He played all or part of nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily as a first baseman and outfielder, from 1983 to 1991. He also played one season in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix BlueWave in . He is the cousin of Edgar Martínez.

Playing career

On August 22, 1983, Martínez hit a home run in his very first major league at-bat for the Cubs. The homer came off Cincinnati's Frank Pastore in the 5th inning at Wrigley Field.

On December 7, 1983, Martínez was traded by the Cubs along with Craig Lefferts and Fritzie Connally to the San Diego Padres in exchange for pitcher Scott Sanderson. He and Kevin McReynolds were dubbed the M&M Boys on the 1984 San Diego Padres team that reached the first World Series in franchise history. Martínez had 66 RBI, while McReynolds shared the team lead with 20 home runs.

Coaching career

Chicago Cubs

On July 25, 2008, Martínez was involved in a minor league brawl while serving as interim manager of the Chicago Cubs' Single-A affiliate, the Peoria Chiefs. He approached Donnie Scott, manager of the Dayton Dragons, and engaged in a heated discussion before shoving him, resulting in emptied benches.

Martínez later served as the manager of the rookie-level Arizona League Cubs.

Prior to the 2019 Caribbean Series, Martínez was named manager of the Cangrejeros de Santurce after his predecessor Ramón Vázquez quit minutes after winning the LBPRC title.

Algodoneros de Unión Laguna

On July 20, 2025, Martínez was named as the interim manager for the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Mexican League, replacing José Molina. The next day, he reverted to the team's coaching staff after José Offerman was named manager. On October 7, Martínez was fired by the Algodoneros.

References

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(27 January 2019). "En turno Puerto Rico para la Serie del Caribe del 2020".
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