Corbin Martin

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name = Corbin Martin

|image =

|team = Baltimore Orioles

|number =

|position = Pitcher

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|12|28}}

|birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.

|bats = Right

|throws = Right

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate = May 12

|debutyear = 2019

|debutteam = Houston Astros

|statleague = MLB

|statyear = 2022 season

|stat1label = Win–loss record

|stat1value = 1–5

|stat2label = Earned run average

|stat2value = 6.71

|stat3label = Strikeouts

|stat3value = 53

|teams =

Houston Astros ({{mlby|2019}})
Arizona Diamondbacks ({{mlby|2021}}–{{mlby|2022}})

}}

Corbin Montgomery Martin (born December 28, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros and Arizona Diamondbacks.

Career

=Amateur=

Martin attended Cypress Ranch High School in Cypress, Texas, where he played baseball and football. He played college baseball at Texas A&M University.{{cite web|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/aggies/article/A-M-pitcher-Corbin-Martin-glad-to-be-an-Astro-but-11217608.php|title=A&M pitcher Corbin Martin glad to be an Astro, but first it's the College World Series|website=Houston Chronicle|date=June 14, 2017|accessdate=December 14, 2018}} In 2016, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.{{cite web|author= |url=http://pointstreak.com/baseball/player.html?playerid=898110 |title=#38 Corbin Martin - Profile |publisher=pointstreak.com |date= |accessdate=September 25, 2019}} He was selected by the Houston Astros in the second round of the 2017 MLB draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/astros-draft-corbin-martin-from-texas-am/c-235991946|title=Astros draft Corbin Martin from Texas A&M|website=MLB.com|author=Brian McTaggart|date=June 12, 2017|accessdate=December 14, 2018}}

=Houston Astros=

Martin pitched in his first professional season of 2017 with the Gulf Coast Astros and Tri-City ValleyCats.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/Hurler-has-a-heavy-heart-12044626.php|title=Hurler has a heavy heart|author=Mark Singelais|date=August 28, 2017|website=Times Union|accessdate=December 14, 2018}} In 32.2 innings pitched between both teams he was 0–1 with a 2.20 ERA.{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=656686#/career/R/pitching/2018/ALL|title=Corbin Martin Stats, Highlights, Bio|website=MiLB.com|accessdate=May 29, 2018}} He started 2018 with the Buies Creek Astros and was promoted to the Corpus Christi Hooks during the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.chron.com/sports/astros/minors/article/Astros-prospect-Corbin-Martin-promoted-to-Class-AA-12879531.php|title=Astros prospect Corbin Martin promoted to Class AA|author=Chandler Rome|date=May 1, 2018|website=Houston Chronicle|accessdate=December 14, 2018}} In 25 games (21 starts) between the two teams, he compiled a 9–2 record with a 2.51 ERA and a 1.01 WHIP.{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=656686#/career/R/pitching/2018/ALL|title=Corbin Martin Stats, Highlights, Bio|website=MiLB.com|accessdate=October 21, 2018}} He began 2019 with the Round Rock Express, posting a 2–1 record with a 3.13 ERA in 37 innings.

Martin was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on May 12, 2019, and made his major league debut versus the Texas Rangers.{{cite web|url=https://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/Collin-McHugh-bullpen-Houston-Astros-Corbin-Martin-13838423.php|title=arrival of Corbin Martin|author=Chandler Rome|website=Houston Chronicle|date=May 11, 2019|accessdate=May 12, 2019}} In five major league starts in 2019, Martin went 1–1 with a 5.59 ERA in 19 innings. On July 3, Martin underwent Tommy John surgery and missed the rest of the 2019 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/07/corbin-martin-undergoes-tommy-john-surgery.html|title=Corbin Martin Undergoes Tommy John Surgery|author=Jeff Todd|website=MLB Trade Rumors|date=July 5, 2019|accessdate=July 5, 2019}}

=Arizona Diamondbacks=

Martin was traded on July 31, 2019, to the Arizona Diamondbacks (along with J. B. Bukauskas, Seth Beer, Joshua Rojas) and cash considerations in exchange for Zack Greinke.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/zack-greinke-astros-trade|title=Astros deal for Greinke in Deadline stunner|author=Brian McTaggart|website=MLB.com|date=July 31, 2019|accessdate=November 9, 2019}} He did not play the rest of 2019 and all of 2020 as he recovered from Tommy John surgery.

Martin struggled in 2021. He started off in Triple-A with the Reno Aces, rehabbing from his Tommy John injury, and when he was eventually called up to the majors, he failed to impress. Across 5 games, Martin posted a 10.69 ERA, to go with an 0–3 record.{{Cite web |title=Corbin Martin 2021 Pitching Game Logs |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=martico02&t=p&year=2021 |access-date=January 23, 2022 |website=Baseball-Reference.com}} On July 8, the Diamondbacks announced that Martin, who was on Reno's 7-day IL, had been shut down for the foreseeable future. He would not return to play in 2021.{{Cite web |title=D-backs RHP Corbin Martin shut down with forearm strain |url=https://arizonasports.coming/story/2720924/d-backs-corbin-martin-shut-down-with-forearm-strain/ |access-date=January 23, 2022 |website=arizonasports.com|date=8 July 2021 }}

On April 23, 2022, the Diamondbacks recalled Martin from Triple-A Reno.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-23 |title=D-backs recall pitcher Corbin Martin, trade Stuart Fairchild |url=https://arizonasports.com/story/3116931/d-backs-recall-pitcher-corbin-martin-trade-stuart-fairchild/ |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=Arizona Sports |language=en}} Martin made 7 appearances (2 starts) for the Diamondbacks, posting an 0–1 record and 4.84 ERA with 21 strikeouts in 22.1 innings pitched. The majority of his season was spent in Reno, where he made 17 starts and pitched to a 6–7 record and 6.08 ERA with 79 strikeouts in 77.0 innings of work.

On March 15, 2023, Martin suffered a tear in the lat tendon under his right shoulder during a spring training game. He later opted for surgery that would sideline him for the entire 2023 season.{{Cite web|title=Diamondbacks' Corbin Martin: Likely to miss entire season|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/diamondbacks-corbin-martin-likely-to-miss-entire-season/amp/|access-date=2023-03-21|website=cbssports.com|language=en}} Martin was optioned to Triple–A Reno to begin the 2024 season.{{Cite web|title=D-backs Option Slade Cecconi, Blake Walston and Corbin Martin|url=https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/news/d-backs-option-slade-cecconi-blake-walston-and-corbin-martin|access-date=March 19, 2024|website=si.com|language=en}} He made two appearances for Reno before he was designated for assignment on April 7, 2024.{{Cite web|title=Diamondbacks' Corbin Martin: Dropped from 40-man roster|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/diamondbacks-corbin-martin-dropped-from-40-man-roster/amp/|access-date=April 7, 2024|website=cbssports.com|language=en}}

=Milwaukee Brewers=

On April 14, 2024, Martin was claimed off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers.{{Cite web|title=Brewers Claim Corbin Martin|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/04/brewers-claim-corbin-martin.html|access-date=April 14, 2024|website=mlbtraderumors.com|language=en}} He made 7 appearances for the Triple–A Nashville Sounds before he was designated for assignment on May 10.{{Cite web|title=Brewers Acquire Mitch White From Giants|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/05/brewers-acquire-mitch-white-from-giants.html|access-date=May 10, 2024|website=mlbtraderumors.com|language=en}}

=Baltimore Orioles=

On May 13, 2024, Martin was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles.{{Cite web|title=Orioles Claim Corbin Martin|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/05/orioles-claim-corbin-martin-waivers-brewers.html|access-date=May 13, 2024|website=mlbtraderumors.com|language=en}} On June 15, the Orioles removed Martin from their 40–man roster and outrighted him to the Triple–A Norfolk Tides.{{Cite web|title=Orioles Outright Corbin Martin To Triple-A|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/06/orioles-outright-corbin-martin-to-triple-a.html|access-date=June 15, 2024|website=mlbtraderumors.com|language=en}}

Personal

Martin and his wife, Alyssa, were married in January 2020.{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B7rV-S_DWT9/ | title=Corbin Martin on Instagram: "What a special day for MRS Martin and I" }} Their first child, a son, was born in October 2020.{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CGMCyj0DR_L/ | title=Corbin Martin on Instagram: "10-10-2020: Braxton miles joined us today at 8:22 pm and he's perfect❤️ mom and him are both doing fantastic! To my wife you were nothing short of amazing these last couple of days and showed how perfect of a mother you will be❤️ Watching you these last 9 months has been crazy and such an amazing ride to say the least! This world is excited and full of many things to come for you Brax ❤️" }}