Dennis Martínez
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{{Infobox MLB retired
|name=Dennis Martínez
|position=[[Pitcher]]
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birthdate={{birth date and age|1955|5|14}}<br>{{city-state|Granada|Nicaragua}}
|debutdate=[[September 14]]
|debutyear={{by|1976}}
|debutteam=[[Baltimore Orioles]]
|finaldate=[[September 27]]
|finalyear={{by|1998}}
|finalteam=[[Atlanta Braves]]
|stat1label=[[Win-Loss record]]
|stat1value=245-193
|stat2label=[[Earned run average]]
|stat2value=3.70
|stat3label=[[Strikeout]]s
|stat3value=2,149
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* [[Baltimore Orioles]] ({{by|1976}}-{{by|1986}})
* [[Montreal Expos]] ({{by|1986}}-{{by|1993}})
* [[Cleveland Indians]] ({{by|1994}}-{{by|1996}})
* [[Seattle Mariners]] ({{by|1997}})
* [[Atlanta Braves]] ({{by|1998}})
|highlights=<nowiki></nowiki>
* 4x [[MLB All-Star Game|All-Star]] selection (1990, 1991, 1992, 1995)
* [[World Series]] champion ([[1983 World Series|1983]])
* Pitched [[perfect game]] on [[July 28]], {{by|1991}}
}}
'''José Dennis Martínez Ortiz''' (born [[May 14]], [[1955]] in [[Granada, Nicaragua|Granada]], [[Nicaragua]]), better known as '''Dennis Martínez''', was the first [[Nicaraguan]] [[baseball]] player to play in [[Major League Baseball]]. During his career, he was known by the nickname '''''El Presidente''''' (The President).<ref>{{cite news | first=Gary | last=Washburn | coauthors= | title='El Presidente' happy in new job | date= | publisher= | url =http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050220&content_id=946722&vkey=news_bal&fext=.jsp&c_id=bal | work =Major League Baseball | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-21 | language = }}</ref>
A right-handed [[starting pitcher]], Martínez played for the [[Baltimore Orioles]] (1976-1986), [[Montreal Expos]] (1986-1993), [[Cleveland Indians]] (1994-1996), [[Seattle Mariners]] (1997) and [[Atlanta Braves]] (1998).
In his 23-year career, Martínez had a 245-193 [[Win (baseball)|won-loss]] record with 2149 [[strikeout]]s, a 3.70 [[Earned run average|ERA]], 30 [[shutout]]s, 122 [[complete game]]s, four [[Save (baseball statistics)|saves]], and 3999 2/3 [[innings pitched]] in 692 [[games played]] (562 as starter). He is one of the top [[Latin American]] pitchers of all-time. On [[July 28]] [[1991]], he became the first Latin-born pitcher to throw a [[perfect game]], the 13th in major league history, against the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]].<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Baseball's Perfect Games: Dennis Martinez, Montreal Expos | date= | publisher=The BASEBALL Page.com | url =http://www.thebaseballpage.com/stats/lists_feats/perfect_games.htm | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-21 | language = }}</ref>
On [[September 28]], {{by|1993}}, Martinez won his 100th game for the Expos, becoming one of nine major league pitchers ever with at least 100 wins in both the [[American League|American]] and [[National League|National]] leagues. Others to do that are [[Jim Bunning]], [[Ferguson Jenkins]], [[Al Orth]], [[Gaylord Perry]], [[Kevin Brown]], [[Randy Johnson]], [[Nolan Ryan]] and [[Cy Young]]. On [[September 28]], {{by|1995}}, Martínez was the last man to pitch to the late [[Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]] [[Kirby Puckett]] in a regular-season game. A wild pitch by Martínez broke Puckett's jaw; the following spring during [[Grapefruit League]] [[spring training]], Puckett developed [[glaucoma]] in his right eye and never played again. It was determined by team doctors that his broken jaw had no impact on his glaucoma. In fact, the pitch hit the left side of Puckett's face while the glaucoma was in Puckett's right eye.
In his post-playing career, Martinez has worked as a [[spring training]] instructor for the [[Baltimore Orioles]] in {{by|2005}} and {{by|2006}}<ref>[http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060225&content_id=1322491&vkey=spt2006news&fext=.jsp&c_id=bal baltimore.orioles.mlb.com] Martinez sharing his knowledge</ref>, and currently serves as the pitching coach for the [[Palm Beach Cardinals]].<ref>[http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/C90AD39732744BCB862572850018BEB1?OpenDocument stltoday.com] Rookie coach Dennis Martinez pitches in</ref>
The national baseball park in [[Managua]] ([[Nicaragua]]'s capital city), ''[[Dennis Martínez National Stadium]]'', was named in his honor.
Martinez runs his own organization, The Dennis Martinez Foundation, to help poor children around the world.
== Highlights ==
* 4-time [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] (1990-1992, 1995)
* Twice Top 10 [[Cy Young Award]] (1981, 1991)
* Led league in [[Win (baseball statistics)|wins]] (1981)
* Led league in ERA (1991)
* Led league in shutouts (1991)
* 6-time Top 10 in shutouts (1979, 1981, 1990, 1994-1996)
* Led league in [[games started]], innings pitched and [[At bat|batters faced]] (1979)
* 9-time pitched 220 or more innings in a season (1978-1979, 1982, 1988-1993)
* 3-time oldest player in the majors (1996-1998)
* 52nd on the strikeouts all-time list
* Set record for most wins by a [[Latin American]] pitcher (244 - August 9, 1998)
* Pitched the 13th [[perfect game]] in major league history (July 28, 1991), the last in the history of the organization that is now the [[Washington Nationals]] [http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/gallery/featured/GAL1137746/17/26/index.htm]
==References==
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== See also ==
* [[Perfect Game|Pitchers who have thrown a perfect game]]
* [[List of players from Nicaragua in Major League Baseball|Players from Nicaragua in ''MLB'']]
* [[List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball ERA champions]]
* [[MLB All-Time Hit Batsmen List]]
* [[Top 100 strikeout pitchers of all time]]
* [[Montreal Expos all-time roster]]
==External links==
* Dennis Martínez at:
**[http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/M/Martinez_Dennis.stm Baseball Library]
**[http://www.thebaseballpage.com/past/pp/martinezdennis/ Baseball Page]
**[http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/martide01.shtml Baseball Reference]
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| title = [[List of Major League Baseball wins champions|American League Wins Champion]]
| years = [[1981]]<br>(with [[Steve McCatty]], [[Jack Morris]] & [[Pete Vukovich]])
| before = [[Steve Stone (baseball player)|Steve Stone]]
| after = [[LaMarr Hoyt]]
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{{succession box | before = [[Tom Browning]] | title = [[Perfect game|Perfect game pitcher]] | years = [[July 28]], {{by|1991}} | after = [[Kenny Rogers (baseball player)|Kenny Rogers]]}}
{{succession box | title=[[List of Major League Baseball ERA champions|National League ERA Champion]] | before= [[Danny Darwin]] | years=[[1991]] | after= [[Bill Swift]]}}
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