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Carmelo Martínez Salgado (born July 28, 1960) is a Puerto Rican former professional
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player who has been a member of the
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organization since 1997. He played all or part of nine seasons in
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, primarily as a
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and
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, from 1983 to 1991. He also played one season in Japan for the
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in . He is the cousin of Edgar Martínez.


Career

On August 22, 1983, Martínez hit a home run in his very first major league at-bat for the Cubs. The homer came off Cincinnati's Frank Pastore in the 5th inning at
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. On December 7, 1983, Martínez was traded by the Cubs along with Craig Lefferts and Fritzie Connally to the
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for pitcher Scott Sanderson. He and Kevin McReynolds were dubbed the '' M&M Boys'' on the 1984 San Diego Padres team that reached the first
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in franchise history. Martínez had 66 RBI, while McReynolds shared the team lead with 20 home runs. On July 25, 2008, Martínez was involved in a minor league brawl while serving as interim manager of the
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' Single-A affiliate Peoria Chiefs. He approached Donnie Scott, manager of the
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, and engaged in a heated discussion before shoving him, resulting in emptied benches. Martinez is currently the manager of the Arizona League Cubs. Prior to the 2019
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, Martínez was named manager of the Cangrejeros de Santurce after his predecessor Ramón Vázquez quit minutes after winning the LBPRC title.


See also

* List of Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico


References


External links


Baseball Almanac
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