Al Martin

Albert Lee Martin (born November 24, 1967) is an American former professional baseballleft fielder. He played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball, mostly for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He also played one season in the KBO League.

Martin graduated from John A. Rowland High School in Rowland Heights, California in 1985.

The Atlanta Braves drafted Martin in the 8th round of the 1985 MLB draft out of high school. He was granted free agency after the 1991 season and signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Martin played for four teams in the majors: the Pittsburgh (1992–99), San Diego Padres (2000), Seattle Mariners (2000–01), and Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2003). His best season was in 1996 when he hit .300 with 18 home runs and 72 RBIs. That year he also stole 38 bases.^[1] He played for the KBO's LG Twins in 2004.

Martin claimed to have played football at University of Southern California. In 2001, he compared a collision with Seattle teammate Carlos Guillén to the time he tried to tackle Michigan running back Leroy Hoard in 1986, when he was playing strong safety at Southern California. In actuality, USC and Michigan did not meet that year, and Martin was an outfielder in the Atlanta Braves' system at the time. Furthermore, USC has no record that Martin ever attended the university.^[2]

Martin también afirmó falsamente haber sido seleccionado para el Juego de Estrellas de las Grandes Ligas de Béisbol de 1994, pero que no pudo jugar debido a una lesión, una inexactitud que se publicó en la guía de prensa de los Tampa Bay Devil Rays de 2003. ^{[ 3 ]}

En 2000, Martin se vio involucrado en un incidente de violencia doméstica con una mujer llamada Shawn Haggerty. Ella declaró a la policía que estaba casada con Martin, quien ya estaba casado con otra mujer. Martin finalmente se declaró culpable de un cargo de violencia doméstica. ^{[ 4 ]} Después de firmar con los Seattle Mariners , mintió al Seattle Times afirmando que había sido exonerado de los cargos. ^{[ 5 ]}

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