Martin Cervenka C
Norfolk Tides
- Triple-A | International League
- MLB Parent Club: Baltimore Orioles
- Status: Active
- Full Name: Martin Cervenka
- Age: 28 (August 3, 1992)
- Birthplace: Prague, Czech Republic
- Bats/Throws: R/R Ht: 6' 4" Wt: 225
Martin Cervenka Career Stats
Martin Cervenka News
- 7/28 -- Baysox Avoid Sweep With 7-2 Win
- Wells Dominant But Baysox Get Edged Late
- 5/21 - Binghamton Takes Series With 7-3 Win
- 5/17 - Baysox Earn 4-3 Comeback Victory
- From Prague to Prince George's
- 4/18 -- Late Rally Sinks Baysox, 7-4
- 4/12 -- Baysox Lose Third Straight, 4-2
- Mountcastle reigns as Orioles start rebuild
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January 28, 2020 | Baltimore Orioles invited non-roster C Martin Cervenka to spring training. |
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August 2, 2019 | C Martin Cervenka assigned to Norfolk Tides from Bowie Baysox. |
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July 22, 2019 | C Martin Cervenka assigned to Bowie Baysox from Norfolk Tides. |
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July 19, 2019 | C Martin Cervenka assigned to Norfolk Tides from Bowie Baysox. |
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July 11, 2019 | Bowie Baysox activated C Martin Cervenka from the 7-day injured list. |
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July 4, 2019 | sent C Martin Cervenka on a rehab assignment to Aberdeen IronBirds. |
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July 4, 2019 | Bowie Baysox sent C Martin Cervenka on a rehab assignment to Aberdeen IronBirds. |
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June 3, 2019 | Bowie Baysox placed C Martin Cervenka on the 7-day injured list. |
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January 25, 2019 | Baltimore Orioles invited non-roster C Martin Cervenka to spring training. |
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April 2, 2018 | C Martin Cervenka assigned to Bowie Baysox from Norfolk Tides. |
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February 25, 2018 | C Martin Cervenka assigned to Baltimore Orioles. |
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December 14, 2017 | Norfolk Tides claimed C Martin Cervenka off waivers from Richmond Flying Squirrels. |
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November 20, 2017 | San Francisco Giants signed free agent C Martin Cervenka to a minor league contract. |
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November 20, 2017 | C Martin Cervenka assigned to Richmond Flying Squirrels. |
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November 6, 2017 | DH Martin Cervenka elected free agency. |
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April 3, 2017 | DH Martin Cervenka assigned to Lynchburg Hillcats from Lake County Captains. |
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March 15, 2017 | C Martin Cervenka assigned to Cleveland Indians. |
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July 16, 2016 | C Martin Cervenka assigned to Lake County Captains from Lynchburg Hillcats. |
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July 9, 2016 | C Martin Cervenka assigned to Lynchburg Hillcats from Lake County Captains. |
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April 3, 2016 | C Martin Cervenka assigned to Lake County Captains from Akron RubberDucks. |
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November 28, 2015 | C Martin Cervenka assigned to Akron RubberDucks. |
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November 19, 2015 | Cleveland Indians signed free agent C Martin Cervenka to a minor league contract. |
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November 6, 2015 | C Martin Cervenka elected free agency. |
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April 6, 2015 | C Martin Cervenka assigned to Lake County Captains from Mahoning Valley Scrappers. |
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April 2, 2015 | C Martin Cervenka assigned to Cleveland Indians. |
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April 26, 2013 | C Martin Cervenka assigned to Mahoning Valley Scrappers from Lake County Captains. |
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March 31, 2013 | Martin Cervenka assigned to Lake County Captains from AZL Indians. |
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June 20, 2011 | Martin Cervenka assigned to AZL Indians from Cleveland Indians. |
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June 19, 2011 | Cleveland Indians signed C Martin Cervenka. |
Martin Cervenka Awards and Honors
Martin Cervenka C
- Full Name: Martin Cervenka
- Born: August 3, 1992
- Age: 28
- Birthplace: Prague, Czech Republic
- Bats: R
- Throws: R
- Height: 6' 4"
- Weight: 225
2019
♦ Spent time with Double-A Bowie, Class-A Aberdeen and Triple-A Norfolk, combining to hit .233 with five home runs, 51 hits and 24 RBI over 63 games.
♦ Began the season in Double-A Bowie. Went on the Injured List on 6/3 and did not return to action until 7/4. Batted .206 with 33 hits and 17 RBI while in Bowie.
♦ Tied a career-high with three runs scored in a 19-4 win at Erie on 5/25.
♦ Threw out 10 attempted basestealers in May for Bowie, which tied for the most in the Eastern League during that timespan.
♦ Made five rehap appearances at Single-A Aberdeen. Tallied two hits and three RBI in 16 at bats before returning to Double-A Bowie on 7/11.
♦ Joined Norfolk on 8/2 and spent the rest of the season with the Tides, batting .372 with three doubles and four RBI over 12 games.
♦ Hit safely in all 12 games with the Tides, establishing a new career-best.
2018
♦ Spent the entire season with Double-A Bowie, hitting .258 with 15 home runs, 22 doubles and 60 RBI in 97 games.
♦ Named to the Eastern League Midseason All-Star Team (went 0-1 with a walk in the game).
♦ Chosen as the catcher on MiLB.com's Orioles Organizational All-Star Team.
♦ His 15 home runs ranked third on the Baysox and were the 5th-most by an O's farmhand.
♦ Threw out 29.2% of attempted basestealers (28-96), a mark that ranked 7th among,qualifying Eastern League backstops.
♦ Named Eastern League Player of the Month for July after hitting .364 (24-66) with five doubles, seven home runs, 25 RBI, 11 runs scored and a .436 on-base percentage.
♦ Belted two home runs on 7/1 at Erie, his first career multi-homer game. Also homered in consecutive games on 7/15-7/16, 7/22-7/23 and 9/1-9/3.
♦ Registered five consecutive multi-hit games from 7/22 - 7/29, a stretch in which he hit .667 (10-15) with two home runs and 10 runs batted in.
♦ Hit .212 (with a home run, and nine RBI in 14 games for Glendale in the Arizona Fall League.
2017
♦ Spent the season with the Class-A Lynchburg Hillcats in the Cleveland organization, batting .278 with eight home runs, 24 doubles and 57 RBI in 112 games.
♦ Ranked 8th in the Carolina League with a .278 average, a mark that ranked 7th among Indians minor leaguers.
♦ Set career-highs in games (112), at-bats (400), runs (59), doubles (24), triples (4), home runs (8), RBI (57) and walks (42).
♦ Registered 34 multi-hit games, including five games with three hits.
♦ Threw out 40% of attempted basestealers (16 caught stealing in 40 attempts).
2016
♦ Spent the season in the Cleveland organization, where he split time between the Class-A Lynchburg Hillcats (four games) and the Class-A Lake County Captains (92 games).
♦ Between the two levels, combined to hit .272 with six home runs and 50 RBI.
♦ Set a career-high with five RBI, 4/24 at Lansing.
♦ Had a career-high nine-game hitting streak from 5/22 - 6/9.
♦ Batted .336 (37-110) with one home run and 12 RBI in 29 games in August.
2015
♦ Spent the entire season with Class-A Lake County in the Indians system, batting .184 with one home run and 15 RBI in 49 games.
♦ Reached base safely four times, 4/26 vs. Great Lakes (2-2, 2 doubles, 2 walks, RBI, 2 runs).
2014
♦ Spent the year with short season Mahoning Valley, batting .181 with eight RBI in 25 games.
2013
♦ Hit first professional home run, 7/24 vs. State College.
♦ Led New York-Penn League catchers with 339 putouts. Also ranked 6th in the NYPL by throwing out 34% of attempted basestealers (17-50).
PERSONAL
♦ Selected by Baltimore from the San Francisco Giants in the minor league portion of the Rule 5 Draft on 12/14/17.
♦ Originally signed by Cleveland as a non-drafted free agent at the age of 16 on 1/24/09. Is a product of the Major League Baseball European Baseball Academy.
♦ Is currently the only Czech-born player in affiliated baseball. He would be the first Czech-born player (and fourth total) to reach the Major Leagues since 1952. Previous Czech-born players include PH Carl Linhart (1952), 1B Frank Rooney (1914) and 3B John Stedronsky (1879). Hugo Bezdek, who managed the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1917-1919, is the only Czech-born manager in MLB history.