Robby Martin
{{Short description|American baseball player}}
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|position = Outfielder
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|birth_place = Tampa, Florida
|bats = Left
|throws = Right
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Robert Douglas Martin Jr. (born August 17, 1999) is an American baseball outfielder for the Colorado Rockies organization. He played college baseball for the Florida State Seminoles.
Amateur career
Martin was born and grew up in Tampa, Florida and attended Thomas Jefferson High School.{{cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/high-schools/2018/05/29/shades-of-the-past-as-robby-martin-jefferson-head-to-state-final-four/|title=Shades of the past as Robby Martin, Jefferson head to state final four|work=Tampa Bay Times|date=May 29, 2018|access-date=March 21, 2021}} As a senior, he batted .453 with four home runs and 24 RBIs as Jefferson won the Class 6A state championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/2019/02/24/fsu-baseball-rolling-finding-ways-win/2971275002/|title=FSU baseball rolling, finding ways to win|work=Tallahassee Democrat|date=February 24, 2019|access-date=March 21, 2021}} Martin was selected in the 37th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft by the Miami Marlins, but did not sign with the team.{{cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-marlins/fl-sp-marlins-mlb-draft-20180607-story.html|title=After targeting athletes in draft, Marlins now begin development process|work=Sun Sentinel|date=June 7, 2018|access-date=March 21, 2021}}
Martin played in 63 games as a true freshman and batted .315 with 17 doubles, four home runs, and 54 RBIs.{{cite web|url=https://floridastate.rivals.com/news/fsu-outfielder-martin-sets-sights-higher-after-reshaping-physique|title=FSU outfielder Martin sets sights higher after reshaping physique|access-date=March 21, 2021}} He was named the Atlantic Coast Conference All-Freshman team and a Freshman All American by the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/florida-state/Article/FSU-Baseballs-Robby-Martin-named-to-Collegiate-Baseballs-Freshman-All-American-Team-132632599/|title=Martin named to Collegiate Baseball's Freshman All-American Team|access-date=March 21, 2021}} He slashed .324/.439/.412 with 14 RBIs and ten runs scored through 17 games of his sophomore season before it was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.wctv.tv/2021/01/07/seminole-outfielder-martin-named-to-perfect-game-preseason-all-american-third-team/|title=Seminole outfielder Martin named to Perfect Game preseason All-American Third Team|access-date=March 21, 2021}} Martin entered his junior season on the watch list for the Golden Spikes Award.{{cite web|url=http://baseballprospectjournal.com/robby-martin-has-shown-growth-at-fsu/|title=Robby Martin has shown growth at FSU|date=23 November 2020 |access-date=March 21, 2021}} Martin finished the season with a .260 batting average, 11 home runs, and 51 RBIs and was named third team All-ACC.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/florida-state/Article/FSU-Baseball-Robby-Martin-Colorado-Rockies-MLB-Draft-selection-167706374/|title=Robby Martin selected by the Colorado Rockies|first=Chris|last=Nee|website=247Sports.com|date=July 12, 2021|access-date=July 13, 2021}}
Professional career
Martin was selected in the eighth round with the 230th overall pick in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft by the Colorado Rockies.{{cite web|url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/2021/07/12/florida-state-baseball-robby-martin-jr-hunter-perdue-drafted-colorado-rockies-miami-marlins-mlb-fsu/7944785002/|title=Florida State baseball's Robby Martin Jr. and Hunter Perdue selected on day 2 of MLB Draft|work=Tallahassee Democrat|date=July 12, 2021|access-date=July 13, 2021}} He split his first professional season with the Arizona Complex League Rockies and the Fresno Grizzlies, batting .256 with three home runs and 12 RBIs over 25 games.
References
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External links
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- [https://seminoles.com/sports/baseball/roster/robby-martin/ Florida State Seminoles bio]
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Category:Florida State Seminoles baseball players
Category:Baseball players from Florida
Category:Arizona Complex League Rockies players