Dámaso Marte

Dámaso Marte Saviñón (born February 14, 1975) is a former Dominican Major League Baseball relief pitcher.[1] He played for the Seattle Mariners (1999), Pittsburgh Pirates (2001, 2006–2008), Chicago White Sox (2002–2005), and New York Yankees (2008–2011).[2]

Dámaso Marte
Marte with the New York Yankees
Pitcher
Born: (1975-02-14) February 14, 1975
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
June 30, 1999, for the Seattle Mariners
Last MLB appearance
July 7, 2010, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Win–loss record23–27
Earned run average3.48
Strikeouts533
Teams
Career highlights and awards
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Marte and the second or maternal family name is Sabiñón.

Professional career

Seattle Mariners

Marte was signed as an amateur free agent by the Seattle Mariners in 1992. He made his major league debut on June 30, 1999, against the Oakland Athletics.

Pittsburgh Pirates

On November 16, 2000, Marte signed with the New York Yankees, but was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 13, 2001, for Enrique Wilson. In his Pirates debut, he hurled 3 innings of one-hit ball. He went on to throw 14 innings in which he only allowed 1 run and struck out a career-high 5 batters against the Cincinnati Reds.

Chicago White Sox

On March 27, 2002, Marte along with Edwin Yan were traded to the Chicago White Sox for Matt Guerrier. In 2003, he enjoyed his most successful big league season, where he went 4–2 with a 1.58 ERA in 79.7 innings pitched where he struck out a career high 87 batters. He continued his success in 2004 when he held opposing batters to a .217 batting average and left-handed batters to an average of .143. He also matched his career high for strikeouts in a game with 5 against the Florida Marlins.

A notable achievement for him was being the winning pitcher in the longest game in World Series history, Game 3 of the 2005 World Series. In that game, he tossed 1.2 scoreless innings and struck out three batters in the 14 inning win over the Houston Astros. The White Sox would then win the World Series against the Astros in 4 games.

Second stint with Pirates

On December 13, 2005, the White Sox traded Marte back to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Rob Mackowiak. Dámaso made 3 relief appearances in the World Baseball Classic for the Dominican Republic in 2006. Come the regular season, he went on to struggle a bit in where he lost 7 straight games as a reliever but still averaged 9.7 strikeouts per 9 innings pitched. In 2007, he enjoyed some success where he held left-handed batters to a .094 batting average. He also did not allow a hit in 32 consecutive at-bats against left-handers which happened to be the longest streak of consecutive hitless at-bats by a left-handed batter against any pitcher in the MLB. For a stint, after an injury to Matt Capps, Marte was the Pirates closing pitcher, and was fairly successful. During his stint as closer, he was traded to the New York Yankees.

New York Yankees

On July 26, 2008, Marte and Xavier Nady were traded to the Yankees for 4 minor leaguers José Tábata, Ross Ohlendorf, Jeff Karstens, and Dan McCutchen.[3] In his Yankees debut, he relieved José Veras (for only one batter), and faced David Ortiz, who struck out swinging.[4]

Following the 2008 season, the Yankees declined Marte's option. However, the Yankees then re-signed him to a new three-year deal with an option for a fourth.[5]

Following a disappointing regular season in which Marté posted an ERA of 9.45, he delivered an extraordinary performance for the Yankees in the playoffs. After a shaky first outing in Game 2 of the 2009 American League Division Series, in which he surrendered two consecutive singles to the Minnesota Twins before being relieved, Marte retired all twelve of the remaining batters he faced during the postseason. During Game 6 of the 2009 World Series, Marte faced Philadelphia Phillies stars Chase Utley and Ryan Howard, striking out both of them on the minimum 6 pitches. Marte and the Yankees went on to win Game 6, clinching the Series for the team's 27th championship.

Marte missed much of the 2010 season due to left arm inflammation. He underwent left shoulder surgery late in the 2010 season and was knocked out for the entire 2011 season.[6] In late June, Marte started to play catch in his journey to recovery.[7] He became a free agent at the end of the 2011 season after the Yankees declined his 2012 option and paid him a $250,000 buyout.[8]

Children's Foundation

Marte supports a children's foundation in his name.[9]

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References
  1. El Universal Yanquis de Nueva York declinan opción por Dámaso Marte 19 Oct 2011
  2. Baseball Guide: The Ultimate Baseball Almanac Sporting News 2006 Page 217 "White Sox traded LHP Dámaso Marte to the Pirates for IF/OF Rob Mackowiak. Dodgers traded OF Milton Bradley and IF Antonio Perez to the Athletics for OF Andre Ethier. Cardinals signed LHP Ricardo Rincón."
  3. "Yanks acquire Nady, Marte from Bucs for 4 minor league prospects". Sports Illustrated. 2008-07-26. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
  4. "Pettitte, Cano lead Yanks to 8th straight win". Yahoo! Sports. Associated Press. 2008-07-26. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
  5. Yankees sign LHP Damaso Marte to a three-year contract with a club option for 2012
  6. Mlb.com
  7. http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/news/story?id=6687179
  8. Hoch, Bryan (October 19, 2011). "Yankees decline 2012 option on lefty Marte". MLB.com. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  9. Niños de la Fundación "Dámaso Marte" viajan a Washington
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