Corbin Martin

Corbin Montgomery Martin (born December 28, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Houston Astros.

Corbin Martin
Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 48
Pitcher
Born: (1995-12-28) December 28, 1995
Houston, Texas
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 12, 2019, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record1–1
Earned run average5.59
Strikeouts19
Teams

Career

Amateur

Martin attended Cypress Ranch High School in Cypress, Texas where he played baseball and football. He played college baseball at Texas A&M University.[1] In 2016, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2] He was selected by the Houston Astros in the second round of the 2017 MLB draft.[3]

Houston Astros

Martin pitched in his first professional season of 2017 with the Gulf Coast Astros and Tri-City ValleyCats.[4] In 32.2 innings pitched between both teams he was 0–1 with a 2.20 ERA.[5] He started 2018 with the Buies Creek Astros and was promoted to the Corpus Christi Hooks during the season.[6] In 25 games (21 starts) between the two teams, he compiled a 9–2 record with a 2.51 ERA and a 1.01 WHIP.[7] He began 2019 with the Round Rock Express, posting a 2–1 record with a 3.13 ERA in 37 innings.

Martin was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on May 12, 2019, and made his major league debut versus the Texas Rangers.[8] In five major league starts in 2019, Martin went 1–1 with a 5.59 ERA in 19 innings. On July 3, Martin underwent Tommy John surgery and will miss the rest of the 2019 season.[9]

Arizona Diamondbacks

Martin was traded on July 31, 2019 to the Arizona Diamondbacks (along with J. B. Bukauskas, Seth Beer, Joshua Rojas) and cash considerations in exchange for Zack Greinke.[10]

References
  1. "A&M pitcher Corbin Martin glad to be an Astro, but first it's the College World Series". Houston Chronicle. June 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  2. "#38 Corbin Martin - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  3. Brian McTaggart (June 12, 2017). "Astros draft Corbin Martin from Texas A&M". MLB.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  4. Mark Singelais (August 28, 2017). "Hurler has a heavy heart". Times Union. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  5. "Corbin Martin Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  6. Chandler Rome (May 1, 2018). "Astros prospect Corbin Martin promoted to Class AA". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  7. "Corbin Martin Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  8. Chandler Rome (May 11, 2019). "arrival of Corbin Martin". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  9. Jeff Todd (July 5, 2019). "Corbin Martin Undergoes Tommy John Surgery". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  10. Brian McTaggart (July 31, 2019). "Astros deal for Greinke in Deadline stunner". MLB.com. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
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