José Martínez

Positions: First Baseman, Outfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-6, 215lb (198cm, 97kg)

Team: St. Louis Cardinals (majors)

Born: July 25, 1988 in La Guaira, Venezuela ve

Debut: September 6, 2016 (Age 28-043d, 18,885th in MLB history)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2017 season

2018 Contract Status: Signed thru 2018, 1 yr/$560k (18)

Service Time (01/2018): 1.027 • Arb Eligible: 2020 • Free Agent: 2023

Full Name: Jose Alberto Martinez

Nicknames: Cafecito or Cafe

Relatives: Son of Carlos Martinez

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SUMMARY

2018

Career

WAR

0.6

2.1

AB

364

R

H

116

BA

.329

.319

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

.409

.391

SLG

.526

.519

OPS

.935

.910

OPS+

162

141

4/24 The Cardinals are off to a solid start to the year, though the NL Central is shaping up to be quite the battleground in 2018. Maintaining health throughout the season could end up being a major factor
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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2006	17	BAL/CHW-min	FRk	54	191	158	26	44	8	0	4	30	5	4	25	29	.278	.384	.405	.789		64	3	4	1	3	1		VN2 · VESL
2007	18	CHW-min	Rk	65	275	245	34	69	11	3	7	37	12	2	22	53	.282	.348	.437	.785		107	2	4	2	2	0		BRS · APPY
2008	19	CHW-min	A	39	156	144	19	44	5	0	2	18	7	5	12	26	.306	.359	.382	.741		55	7	0	0	0	0		KAN · SALL
2010	21	CHW-min	A+,Rk	67	285	258	33	66	9	1	6	29	5	1	19	45	.256	.309	.368	.677		95	10	2	3	3	0		WSM,BRS · CARL,APPY
2011	22	CHW-min	A+,AA	133	553	515	64	158	26	4	6	45	7	5	28	69	.307	.344	.408	.752		210	21	3	4	3	1		WSM,BIR · CARL,SOUL
2012	23	CHW-min	AA	114	482	436	54	108	15	1	5	42	6	3	41	87	.248	.315	.321	.636		140	9	2	2	1	0		BIR · SOUL
2013	24	ATL-min	AA	123	475	431	46	123	19	0	6	39	6	9	37	63	.285	.342	.371	.713		160	12	1	4	2	1		MSS · SOUL
2014	25	ATL-min	A+,Ind	94	404	361	49	117	20	3	7	48	11	2	36	49	.324	.379	.454	.833		164	4	0	0	7	0		LBG,RFD · CARL,FRON
2015	26	KCR-min	AAA,Rk	102	413	356	59	136	27	3	10	62	8	3	49	55	.382	.456	.559	1.015		199	8	3	1	4	1		OMA,ROY · PCL,ARIZ
2016	27	KCR-STL-min	AAA	124	489	442	52	123	28	1	11	60	11	1	39	74	.278	.336	.421	.757		186	19	2	1	5	3		OMA,MEM · PCL
2016	27	STL	NL	12	18	16	4	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	.438	.500	.500	1.000	171	8	0	0	0	0	0	/73
2017	28	STL-min	A+	3	14	12	4	4	2	0	1	4	1	0	2	1	.333	.429	.750	1.179		9	1	0	0	0	0		PLM · FLOR
2017	28	STL	NL	106	307	272	47	84	13	1	14	46	4	0	32	60	.309	.379	.518	.897	134	141	9	0	1	2	2	379/D
2018	29	STL	NL	21	88	76	7	25	6	0	3	16	0	1	10	10	.329	.409	.526	.935	162	40	1	1	0	1	0	*3
3 Yrs				139	413	364	58	116	20	1	17	63	4	1	44	71	.319	.391	.519	.910	141	189	10	1	1	3	2
162 Game Avg.				162	481	424	68	135	23	1	20	73	5	1	51	83	.319	.391	.519	.910	141	220	12	1	1	3	2

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José Martínez

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Standard Fielding

Appearances

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

Transactions

Salaries

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