Carmelo Martínez

Carmelo Martínez
Left fielder / First baseman / Coach
Born: (1960-07-28) July 28, 1960
Dorado, Puerto Rico
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: August 22, 1983, for the Chicago Cubs
NPB: 1992, for the Orix BlueWave
Last appearance
MLB: October 2, 1991, for the Cincinnati Reds
NPB: 1992, for the Orix BlueWave
MLB statistics
Batting average.245
Home runs108
Runs batted in424
NPB statistics
Batting average.227
Home runs6
Runs batted in23
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams
Member of the Caribbean
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction2004

Carmelo Martínez Salgado (born July 28, 1960) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball left fielder, first baseman, and coach. He played all or part of nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily as a first baseman and outfielder, from 1983 to 1991. He also played one season in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix BlueWave in 1992. He is the cousin of Edgar Martínez.