#46 Martinez, Jesus

Martinez, Jesus
Bats: S
Throws: R
Height: 186 cm
Weight: 79 kg

Born: 28.09.1978 in Holguin, CUB
Age: 46

24.08.2019

Martinez reached on error in the 9th inning against the Wil Devils in what was his 900th at-bat in the NLA with the Challengers.

18.05.2019

Martinez drew his 100th walk with the Challengers in the eighth inning against the Therwil Flyers.

20.10.2018

Martinez' game-winning home run against the Therwil Flyers came in his 1'000th plate appearance with the Challengers.

14.10.2018

Martinez' bases-clearing double in the eighth inning against the the Therwil Flyers was his 400th total base with the Challengers.

23.09.2018

Martinez' single in the second inning against the Zurich Barracudas was his 250th hit with the Challengers.

25.08.2018

Martinez has tied Bryan Shemley on the all-time list for most strikeouts with 204 as he struck out looking on a full count in the fifth inning against the Bern Cardinals.

14.07.2018

Martinez struck out for the 200th time with the Challengers, moving within four of Bryan Shemley for the lead on the all-time list for strikeouts.

07.07.2018

Martinez hit his 20th homer with the Challengers with a solo shot in the fifth inning against the Wil Devils.

30.09.2017

Martinez set a new career-high with a .400 batting average.

15.09.2017

Martinez struck out three times for the eighth time in his NLA-career with the Challengers.

20.08.2017

With 191 career strikeouts, Martinez tied Thomas Landis for 3rd place on the Challengers all-time list.

06.05.2017

Martinez scored his 150th run for the Challengers as he crossed the plate in the eighth inning against the Sissach Frogs.

10.12.2016

Martinez received his third career Best Batter award at the 2016 General Assembly. He batted a career high .388 with 33 hits, 7 doubles, 3 homers, 27 RBI's and a .421 on-base percentage.

20.08.2016

Martinez collected his 200th hit in the NLA with the Challengers when he singled in his first at-bat in the second inning against the Sissach Frogs.

13.08.2016

Martinez’ RBI in the eighth inning against the Therwil Flyers was his 150th of his career.

23.07.2016

Martinez’ double in the first inning against the Sissach Frogs was his 50th with the Challengers in the NLA.

18.06.2016

Martinez tied Harry Bregy for 12th place on the Challengers all-time list for RBIs with 144.

28.05.2016

Martinez had his second five-hit game in the last three games and is 12-for-15 in that span. He also collected his 300th total base with his single in the fifth inning against the Jona Bandits.

30.05.2015

Martinez grounded out to the pitcher in the first inning against the Therwil Flyers in what was his 600th at-bat in the NLA with the Challengers.

16.05.2015

Martinez led all batters with three hits in four at-bats against the Wil Devils, including his first homer of the season, and collecting a career-high five RBIs

10.05.2015

After going 3-for-4 against the Lucerne Eagles on April 26, Martinez is hitless in his 11 at-bats since.

08.05.2015

Martinez' strikeout in the seventh inning against the Zurich Barracudas was his 150th with the Challengers in the NLA.

25.05.2014

Martinez’ double against the Therwil Flyers was his 40th with the Challengers.

18.05.2014

Martinez set a new career-high with four hits in a game. He tied his career-high for RBIs in a game with four. His last homer came on September 02, 2012 against the Bern Cardinals.

03.05.2014

Martinez singled in the fourth inning against the Zurich Lions in what was his 500th at-bat for the Challengers.

31.08.2013

Martinez has struck out 24 times against Flyers' pitching in his career with the Challengers, the most against any team.

25.08.2013

Martinez tied his career high with four RBI against the Wil Devils, last time achieved also against the Wil Devils on May 3, 2008. With his three-run double in the ninth inning, he broke the 100 RBI-mark for his career."

25.05.2013

Martinez scored his 100th run with the Challengers as he crossed the plate in the eighth inning against the Wil Devils.

04.05.2013

Martinez' strikeout in the fifth inning against the Lucerne Eagles came in his 400th NLA at-bat with the Challengers.

30.09.2012

Martinez' walk in the third inning agains the Bern Cardinals was his 50th in the NLA with the Challengers.

09.09.2012

Martinez ended up with a game-high three RBIs against the Bern Cardinals.

02.09.2012

Martinez hit his first homer this season with the Challengers, and his second overall this season.

11.08.2012

Martinez led the offense with two doubles and a single in four trips to the plate against the Zürich Lions.

11.12.2011

Martinez was honored with the Best Batter award for the second time after 2008, as he set team leading marks with 19 runs scored, 6 doubles, a .325 batting average and a .442 slugging percentage and ended up with 25 hits, 14 RBI's and 1 homerun.

04.09.2011

Martinez led the team with 19 runs scored and a .442 slugging percentage, but had a career-low six doubles, 34 total bases and 14 RBIs on the season.

21.08.2011

Martinez singled in the second inning against the Bern Cardinals in his 400th NLA plate appearance with the Challengers

15.06.2011

Martinez' double in the eighth inning against the Zurich Barracudas was his 100th hit with the Challengers.

29.05.2011

Martinez was the only Challenger with more than one hit as he went 2-for-3 with one run scored against the Sissach Frogs.

14.05.2011

Martinez struck out looking against the Embrach Mustangs in his 300th NLA at-bat with the Challengers.

26.09.2010

Martinez tied Siegrist's record for triples in a season with three.

05.06.2010

Martinez' RBI-single in the fourth inning against the Sissach Frogs was his 50th RBI with the Challengers, and Siegrist scored his 300th career run on it.

29.05.2010

Martinez popped out to first in the fifth inning against the Embrach Mustangs in his 200th at-bat with the Challengers.

09.05.2010

Martinez had his first hitless game of the season as he went 0-for-3 against the Lausanne Indians.

22.08.2009

Martinez has hit all of his five homers in the last nine games.

27.06.2009

Martinez added his first homer of the season as he deposited a three-run shot off Nderim Coma of the Zurich Barracudas over the left field fences in the third inning.

11.01.2009

Martinez set team-leading marks with five homers, a .367 batting average, a .474 on-base percentage and a .733 slugging percentage and finished second with 17 RBI's, 22 hits and 16 runs scored, earning him the Best Batter award.


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