Nick Martini

Nicholas Scott Martini (born June 27, 1990) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Chicago Cubs organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics and San Diego Padres.[1]

Nick Martini
Martini with the Nashville Sounds in 2018
Chicago Cubs
Outfielder
Born: (1990-06-27) June 27, 1990
Crystal Lake, Illinois
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
June 6, 2018, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Batting average.269
Home runs2
Runs batted in26
Teams

Career

Amateur

Martini is from Crystal Lake, Illinois, and grew up as a fan of the Chicago Cubs.[2] He graduated from Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake in 2008;[3][4] Martini attended Kansas State University where he played college baseball for the Kansas State Wildcats. In 2010, Martini won the Big 12 Conference's Baseball Player of the Year Award, sharing the honor with Aaron Senne.[5] After the 2010 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[6] Martini safely reached base in 93 consecutive games during the 2009 through 2011 seasons.[7]

St. Louis Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals selected Martini in the seventh round (230th overall) of the 2011 MLB draft.[1] [2] After playing for seven years in the Cards’ Minor League Baseball (MiLB) system,[8] he was granted free agency, on November 6, 2017.[1]

Oakland Athletics

Martini signed with the Oakland Athletics as a free agent, prior to the 2018 season. The Athletics promoted him to the major leagues, on June 6, 2018.[9] On June 23, Martini got his first hit, which drove in the winning run, in a 7-6 victory over the Chicago White Sox. On September 20, he hit his first big league home run off Los Angeles Angels catcher Francisco Arcia, who had been summoned to pitch in mop-up duty in a 21-3 blowout victory by the A's. Martini finished the season with a slash line of .296/.397/.414.

The Athletics optioned Martini to Triple-A Las Vegas before the 2019 season and called him up on July 22. He pitched the eighth inning of a 11-1 loss to the Houston Astros, giving up two walks but no runs, and was returned to Las Vegas the next day. On August 25, Martini was designated for assignment.

San Diego Padres

On August 28, 2019, Martini was claimed off waivers by the San Diego Padres.[10] He was designated for assignment on November 20, 2019.[11]

Cincinnati Reds

On November 25, 2019, Martini was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds.[12] He was designated for assignment on January 8, 2020, following the signing of Shogo Akiyama.

Philadelphia Phillies

On January 14, 2020, Martini was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies.[13] He was designated for assignment on February 15.[14] He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.

Chicago Cubs

On January 2, 2021, Martini signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs organization.[15]

References
  1. "Nick Martini Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  2. Lutz, Bob (June 10, 2011). "Draft turns Kansas State's Nick Martini into former Cubs fan". kansas.com. The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  3. Musick, Tom (February 7, 2014). "Musick: New season, new swing for Prairie Ridge grad Martini". nwherald.com. Northwest Herald. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  4. DeFabo, Mike (July 11, 2015). "I'm Just Saying: Prairie Ridge graduate and St. Louis Cardinals prospect Nick Martini". nwherald.com. Northwest Herald. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  5. "KSU's Martini named co-POY". cjonline.com. Topeka, Kansas: The Topeka Capital-Journal. The Capital-Journal. May 25, 2010. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  6. "Nick Martini - Cape Cod Baseball League". pointstreak.com. Pointstreak Sports Technologies. 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  7. "Kansas State OF fails to reach, ends 93-game streak". ESPN.com. ESPN. Associated Press. April 17, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  8. "Nick Martini Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  9. Todd, Jeff (June 6, 2018). "Athletics Select Contract Of Nick Martini, Place Matt Joyce On 10-Day DL". mlbtraderumors.com. MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  10. "Padres' Nick Martini: Scooped by Padres". cbssports.com. CBS Sports. RotoWire Staff. August 28, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  11. Cassavell, AJ (November 20, 2019). "Oña up, Martini DFA'd as Friars set roster". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  12. Sheldon, Mark (November 25, 2019). "Reds trade for RHP Shafer, claim OF Martini". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  13. Zolecki, Todd (January 14, 2020). "Phillies DFA Herrera: 'This is a baseball decision' | OF Martini claimed off waivers from Reds, added to 40-man roster". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  14. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/02/phillies-acquire-kyle-garlick-from-dodgers.html
  15. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/02/cubs-sign-rex-brothers-joe-biagini-nick-martini.html
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