Octavio Martinez (born July 30, 1979 in Los Angeles, California) is a catcher in Minor League Baseball. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket. Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North
Martinez attended Bakersfield College, where he was selected the Western State Conference Player of the Year in 1999. Bakersfield College ( BC) is a public Community college located in Bakersfield California, USA. The Western State Conference (or WSC) is a college athletic conference that is affiliated with the California Community College Athletic Association [1] He was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 10th round of the 1999 MLB Draft and began his professional career with Gulf Coast Orioles. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Gulf Coast Orioles are a minor league baseball team that plays in the Gulf Coast League. In 2000, with the Bluefield Orioles he hit . The Bluefield Orioles, a professional Baseball team are a minor league affiliate of the Baltimore 387 and was selected as the Appalachian League Player of the Year and 1st team All-Star Catcher for both the Appalachian League and the overall rookie leagues. The Appalachian League is a Rookie-class minor league that began play in 1937 with one year of inactivity in 1956
His career continued with the Frederick Keys in 2001, the Delmarva Shorebirds and Bowie Baysox in 2002, 2003 and 2004 and his last stop in the Orioles system, the "AAA" Ottawa Lynx in 2005. The Frederick Keys Minor league baseball team is the "High-A" class A baseball affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, and the current champions of the The Delmarva Shorebirds are a Class A Minor league baseball team affiliated with the Baltimore Orioles. The Bowie Baysox are a Minor league baseball team located in Bowie Maryland. The Ottawa Lynx was a Minor league baseball team that formerly competed in the Triple-A International League (IL from 1993 to 2007. After his early promise, his minor league numbers never took off and the Orioles released him after the season. He signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates for 2006 and played with their minor league affiliates in Lynchburg and Altoona. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Lynchburg Hillcats are a Minor league baseball team in Lynchburg Virginia. The Altoona Curve are a Minor league baseball team based in Altoona Pennsylvania, named after nearby Horseshoe Curve (but also alluding to the
In 2007, he was a reserve catcher for the Las Vegas 51s in the Los Angeles Dodgers minor league system, appearing in 23 games and batting . The Las Vegas 51s, formerly known as the Las Vegas Stars are a Minor league baseball team The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA 324 for the 51s. He is not currently assigned to any club for the 2008 season.