Richie Martin 27 SS

Richie Martin  27 SS

2019
♦ As a Rule 5 pick, spent the entire season with Baltimore, hitting .208 with six home runs 
and 23 RBI over 120 games. 
♦ His 89 starts at shortstop were the third-most by a rookie in Orioles history, trailing only Ron Hansen (149 in 1960) and Cal Ripken Jr. (91 in 1982). 
♦ Got the start for Baltimore on Opening Day (3/28) at Yankee Stadium. Picked up his first big league hit on 3/30 at Yankee Stadium, a single off of James Paxton. 
♦ Set Major League career-bests with three hits and three runs scored, 4/8 vs. Oakland. 
♦ Belted first Major League home run on 5/22 off of Yankees southpaw CC Sabathia.
♦ Hit .379 (11-29) with eight RBI over 17 games in September. 
♦ Batted .284 with 14 RBI and six extra-base hits in 51 games after the All-Star break.
♦ Registered 15 multi-hit games.

2018
♦ Spent the entire year with Double-A Midland in the Oakland system, batting .300 with six home runs, 29 doubles, 25 stolen bases and 42 RBI in 118 games.
♦ Led the Texas League in triples (8) and ranked 3rd in batting average (.300).
♦ Named an Oakland MiLB.com Organization All-Star.
♦ Named Texas League Midseason All-Star and Player of the Week for the period ending on 8/25, after hitting .400 (8-20) with two home runs and six RBI over six games.
♦ Recorded a career-high 11-game hitting streak from 5/22-6/2.
♦ Stole a career-high three bases in a game twice (5/30 and 7/16).
♦ Had three career-high four-hit performances on the season (7/25, 8/30 and 9/1).
♦ Hit two solo home runs on 8/23 at Corpus Christi.
♦ Scored a career-high three runs in a game three times (6/1, 8/23 and 9/1).
♦ Hit .379 (39-103) in the month of May.

2017
♦ Entered the season ranked by MLB.com as the #21 prospect in the Oakland system.
♦ Split the year between Double-A Midland and Class-A Stockton, hitting .234 with four home runs, 33 RBI and 13 stolen bases in 109 games between the two clubs. 
♦ Opened the year with Midland, batting .224 with a .306 OBP in 86 games. 
♦ Batted .277 with two home runs and 18 RBI in 39 home games for the RockHounds.
♦ Assigned to Stockton on 8/2 and hit .266 with a .330 OBP in 23 games to end the season.

2016
♦ Spent most of the year at Stockton, hitting .230 with three homers and 31 RBI in 86 games.
♦ Drove in a career-high five runs on 8/11 at Modesto, going 2-5 with a grand slam. 
♦ Tied a career-high with four hits, 6/19 at High Desert.
♦ Batted .360 (18-50) over his final 12 games with Stockton, a stretch that included a 10-game hitting streak.
♦ Promoted to Midland on 9/2 and matched a career-high with five RBI, 9/3 at Frisco.

2015
♦ Ranked as Oakland's #4 prospect by MLB.com entering the season.
♦ Spent his debut season with Class-A Vermont, hitting .237 with a .353 OBP in 51 games.
♦ Went 2-4 with two runs scored, a walk and an RBI in his pro debut, 7/2 at Tri-City.
♦ Batted .526 (10-19) with a homer and four RBI over his first four pro games.
♦ Hit .302 (13-43) against left-handed pitchers on the season.

PERSONAL
♦ Selected by Baltimore from Oakland with the 1st overall pick in the Major League portion of the Rule 5 Draft, 12/13/18.
♦ Originally selected in the 1st round (20th overall) by Oakland in the 2015 draft. Chosen by Seattle in the 38th round of the 2012 draft but did not sign. 
♦ Majored in Civil Engineering at the University of Florida, where he hit .300 his senior season and was a finalist for the Brooks Wallace Award, given to the Best College Shortstop.
♦ Attended Bloomingdale High School in Valrico, FL, where he was named to the Florida All-Region First Team as a senior and was ranked third among middle infielders in the state. Bloomingdale HS also produced sportscaster Erin Andrews and actor Mark Consuelos.