Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Seth Martinez was born August 29, 1994, in Sierra Vista, Arizona. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Martinez was selected in the 17th round of the 2016 MLB draft by the Oakland Athletics. After signing with the team he was assigned to the Arizona League Athletics, where he pitched in three games. Martinez began the 2017 season with the Class A Short Season Vermont Lake Monsters before he was promoted to the Class A Beloit Snappers after one start. Martinez went 5-10 with a 3.49 ERA over 95.1 innings pitched with Beloit and returned to the team for the 2018 season. He began the 2019 season with the Stockton Ports of the California League and was promoted to the Double-A Midland RockHounds.

Martinez was selected by the Houston Astros in the minor league phase of the 2020 Rule 5 draft. The Astros assigned Martinez to the AAA Sugar Land Skeeters to start the 2021 season. He was called up for his MLB debut on September 20, 2021.

Starting the 2022 season by hurling 17 scoreless innings with the Astros, Martinez took on a role as a long reliever. He posted a 2.48 ERA over 32+2⁄3 innings through August 13, 2022, prior to a demotion to the Sugar Land Space Cowboys, On August 25, 2022, the Astros recalled Martinez from Sugar Land. Martinez earned his first major league win on September 15, 2022, after a scoreless inning versus the Athletics.