Martin Červenka

Martin Červenka (born August 3, 1992) is a Czech professional baseball catcher for the Baltimore Orioles organization. He played for Team Czech Republic in the 2019 European Baseball Championship.

Martin Červenka
Baltimore Orioles – No. 72
Catcher
Born: (1992-08-03) August 3, 1992
Prague, Czech Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Career

Cervenka trained at the European Baseball Academy at age 16. He signed with the Cleveland Indians in January 2009,[1][2] and participated in extended spring training in 2009 and 2010, while finishing high school.[1]

He made his professional debut in 2011 in for the Arizona Indians of the Rookie-level Arizona League, batting .164/.233/.218 in 55 at bats.[3] The next season for the team he batted .240/.352/.280 in 75 at bats.[4]

In 2013, playing for two minor league teams he batted .185/.271/.221 in 195 at bats. [4] In 2014, playing in Class A- he batted .181/.250/217 in 83 at bats.[4]

In 2015, playing in Class A he batted .184/.233/.247 in 174 at bats.[4] In 2016, playing for two minor league teams he batted .272/.332/.383 in 342 at bats.[4] In 2017, playing in Class A+ he batted .278/.343/.418 in 400 at bats.[4]

After the 2017 season, Cervenka became a free agent and signed with the San Francisco Giants.[1] He was selected by the Orioles in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.[5][6] In 2018, playing in Class AA he batted .258/.317/.457 in 337 at bats, hitting a career-high 15 home runs (tied for 8th in the Eastern League) and 60 RBIs.[4] In 2019 he batted .233/.304/.324 in aggregate for three minor league teams, reaching Class AAA for the first time.[4]

International career

He was selected for the Czech Republic national baseball team at the 2012 European Baseball Championship,[7] 2013 World Baseball Classic Qualification, 2014 European Baseball Championship,[8] 2015 USA Tour,[9] 2017 World Baseball Classic Qualification,[10] and 2016 European Baseball Championship.[11] He played for the team at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament, in Italy in September 2019.

Personal

Cervenka's father, Filip, and older brother, Marek, also play baseball. Cervenka has completed a bachelor's degree and is studying for his Master of Business Administration.[3]

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References
  1. "Bowie's Martin Cervenka, from the Czech Republic, starting to catch on | Sports". richmond.com. June 22, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  2. "Martin Cervenka signs with Cleveland Indians - Europeans in the USA, News - Czech Baseball Leagues - Mister Baseball". Mister-baseball.com. January 28, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  3. "Hillcats' Cervenka looks to be first Czech MLB player in more than 70 years | Hillcats". newsadvance.com. May 14, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  4. "Martin Cervenka Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  5. Brisbee, Grant (December 14, 2017). "Giants take Julian Fernandez in Rule 5 Draft, lose Albert Suarez". McCovey Chronicles. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  6. "Orioles select three pitchers, two from Yankees, in Rule 5 draft". Capital Gazette. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  7. Evženie Votinská (September 7, 2012). "ME mužů začíná". Baseball Czech (in Czech). Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  8. "Czech Republic releases Roster for European Championship". Baseball Europe. September 3, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  9. Michal Müller (August 25, 2015). "Soustředění mužské reprezentace – Severní Karolína, USA". Baseball Czech (in Czech). Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  10. Jiří Uhlíř (March 9, 2016). "Soupiska českého týmu oficiálně zveřejněna!". Baseball Czech (in Czech). Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  11. "Evropská mise začíná! Jaká je širší soupiska českého týmu na ME?". Baseball Czech. September 2, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
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