Eric Martins

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name = Eric Martins

|team = Athletics

|number = 3

|position = Coach

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|11|19}}

|birth_place = East Los Angeles, California, U.S.

|bats = Right

|throws = Right

|teams =

As coach

Oakland Athletics / Athletics ({{mlby|2020}}–present)

}}

Anthony Eric Martins (born November 19, 1972) is an American professional baseball coach for the Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Martins attended La Serna High School in Whittier, California. After, he attended Cerritos College and Long Beach State. Martins was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 17th round of the 1994 MLB draft.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

Martins played in the Athletics organization as an infielder from 1994 through the 2000 season, reaching the Triple-A level. He spent the 2001 through 2003 seasons in independent baseball. In 2004, he played his final season with the Nettuno Baseball Club in the Italian Baseball League.{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/nashville/news/sounds-announce-2018-coaching-staff/c-262899226|title=Sounds Announce 2018 Coaching Staff|author=Nashville Sounds|website=MiLB.com|date=December 5, 2017|access-date=October 31, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=martin009ant|title=Eric Martins player page|website=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=October 31, 2019}}

Martins rejoined the Athletics organization in 2007 as a scout and remained in that role through 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/las-vegas/news/taking-flight-with-8230-eric-martins/c-308863794|title=Taking Flight With … Eric Martins|author=Matt Jacob|website=MiLB.com|date=July 8, 2019|access-date=October 31, 2019}} In 2015, Martins transitioned to coaching and served as the hitting coach for the Midland RockHounds in 2015, Nashville Sounds from 2016 through 2018, and Las Vegas Aviators in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/las-vegas/ballpark/coaching-staff|title=2019 Las Vegas Aviators Triple-A Field Staff|website=MiLB.com|access-date=October 31, 2019}}

On October 31, 2019, Martins was promoted to assistant hitting coach of the Athletics.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-a-s-announce-2020-major-league-coaching-staff|title=A's announce 2020 Major League coaching staff|website=MLB.com|date=October 31, 2019|access-date=October 31, 2019}} On November 28, 2022, he was named Oakland's third base coach for the 2023 season.{{Cite web|title=A's announce Major League coaching staff; add two athletic trainers|url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-a-s-announce-major-league-coaching-staff-add-two-athletic-trainers|access-date=July 31, 2023|website=mlb.com|language=en}}