Osvaldo Martínez #56

Single...attended Porterville (Calif.) Community College.

2011

Appeared in 20 games over two stints with Florida, going 3-23 (.130) with one RBI...made six appearances at shortstop (one start) and one at third base...began the season with Class AAA New Orleans and hit .245 (83-339) with three homers and 26 RBI...hit .381 (16-42) over his final 11 games...went 4-4 on 8/23 at Round Rock...entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the No. 5 Prospect in the Marlins organization and possessing the Best Strike-Zone Discipline and Best Infield Arm...hit .259 (37-143) in 40 games with Carolina in the Puerto Rican Winter League...Sox acquisition recommended by Daraka Shaheed and Bill Young.

2010

Started the season with Double-A Jacksonville, appearing in 130 games with the Suns, before being selected to Florida. With Jacksonville, hit .302 with 28 doubles, four triples, five home runs and 54 RBI ... With the Suns set career-highs in runs (90), hits (156), doubles (28), RBI (54), walks (49) and batting average (.302) ... Led the organization in at-bats (516), runs (90) and hits (156); tied for second in total bases (207); second in games (130); fourth in average (.302) and doubles (28) ... Named to Southern League All-Star team after posting a first-half batting average of .304 (103x339) with 14 doubles, two triples, three home runs and 28 RBI. Following season was named Marlins' Minor League Player of the Year ... Started for the World team in the 2010 Futures Game as part of the 2010 Major League All-Star weekend in Anaheim, CA. Went 0x2 in the World's 10-1 loss to the US ... Earned Marlins' Organizational Hitter of the Month for May after batting .352 (38x108) with 25 runs, four doubles, two home runs, 13 RBI and five stolen bases ... Named Southern League Player of the Week for August 2-8 after batting .519 (14x27) with eight runs, four doubles, two home runs and 11 RBI ... Connected for a season-high four hits on April 27 vs. Carolina. Equaled the total on August 8 at Mobile. Tallied 45 multi-hit games: 17 three-hit and 26 two-hit ... Hit in a career-long 10-straight games from May 1-11, batting .523 (22x43) with a double, two home runs and nine RBI. Scored at least one time in nine of the 10 games (13 total) ... Boasted a .329 average (53x161) against left-handed pitching, while against right-handers he hit .290 (103x355) ... In eight postseason games, hit .212 (7x33) with two doubles ... Had his contract selected by Florida on September 19, making his Major League debut that night as a pinch hitter. Drew a walk against Scott Maine ... Tallied first career hit in second at bat on September 20 vs. St. Louis. Singled to center off Chris Carpenter ... Collected at least one hit in nine of his 10 starts, going 14x40 (.350). As a pinch hitter, went 0x3 with a walk ... Registered multi-hit games in five of his last six starts.

2009

In his fourth professional season, posted a .254 average with one home run and 45 RBI for single- A Jupiter. Set career-highs in games (130), at-bats (433), runs (54), hits (110), doubles (16), triples (5) and RBI. Ranked second on the club in games, at-bats, runs, hits and RBI...Earned Florida State League Player of the Week honors for May 25-31, after batting .600 (15x25) with five runs scored, six doubles and six RBI....From May 23 to June 1, strung together a nine-game hit streak where he batted .528 (19x36) with six runs scored, seven doubles and six RBI....In that stretch, connected for a season-high four hits on May 28 at Lakeland....Hit only home run of the season on May 12 at Charlotte....Drove in a single-game best three runs on April 22 vs. St. Louis. Equaled the mark in his final game of the season in the second game of a September 6 doubleheader against Fort Myers....His best month for average was in June as he hit .329 (26x79)....In the first half of the season, hit at a .282 clip (57x202). Following the All-Star break his average dropped to .229 (53x229). Hit .462 (6x13) with the bases loaded and .347 (17x49) with runners in scoring position and two outs.

2008

In 2008, hit a career-best .296 with six home runs and 29 RBI with single-A Greensboro.

2007

Combined to hit .184 (21-114) with six RBI in 39 games with Class A Jamestown and Jupiter.

2006

Made his professional debut with the Rookie Marlins...was recommended/signed by Carlos Berroa.