Шайрон Мартис: Голланд-Курасаолық бейсболшының мансабы

Dutch Curacaoan baseball player

Shairon Benjamin Martis (born March 30, 1987) is a Dutch Curaçaoan professional baseball pitcher for L&D Amsterdam of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse. He has previously pitched for the Washington Nationals and Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball. Martis was a member of the Netherlands in the 2006 World Baseball Classic and the 2013 World Baseball Classic, as well as the 2011 Baseball World Cup. He played for Team Netherlands in the 2019 European Baseball Championship, at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament in Italy in September 2019.

In 2002, Martis was a member of the Curaçao team that claimed the Senior League World Series, which took place in Bangor, Maine. Martis pitched a no hitter on March 10, 2006, in the World Baseball Classic against Panama, in a game stopped in the 7th inning due to the mercy rule. He played for Team Netherlands in the 2017 World Baseball Classic. He played for Team Netherlands in the 2019 European Baseball Championship, and will compete for it at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament, taking place in Italy beginning September 18, 2019. He represented the Netherlands national baseball team at the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

Martis was signed by the San Francisco Giants in 2004. In 2005, he pitched in 11 games with 5 starts. His record was 2–1 with a 1.85 ERA for the San Francisco Giants' Arizona Rookie League team. Martis began the 2006 season with Augusta in the Low A South Atlantic League, where he accrued a 6–4 record and 3.64 ERA in 15 starts. On July 28, 2006, Martis was traded to the Washington Nationals for veteran lefty reliever Mike Stanton.

On July 28, 2006, the Nationals acquired Martis from the San Francisco Giants for veteran lefty reliever Mike Stanton. Martis got his first major league win on September 23, 2008, against the Florida Marlins. On May 2, 2009, against the St. Louis Cardinals, Martis pitched his first career complete game, which was the Nationals' first complete game since Pedro Astacio's in 2006 against the Atlanta Braves.

On November 22, 2011, he signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

In June 2012, Minnesota Twins acquired Martis from the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later or cash. In 9.2 innings he struck out 7, working to a 5.59 ERA. Martis was outrighted off the roster on October 2, 2013.

On February 26, 2014, Martis signed a 1 yr deal with the Uni President 7 Eleven Lions of the CPBL.

Martis signed with the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball for the 2015 season.

On February 15, 2016, Martis resigned with the Lincoln Saltdogs of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball.

On April 2, 2017, Martis signed a minor league deal with the Baltimore Orioles organization. He was released on July 19, 2017.

On July 27, 2017, Martis resigned with the Lincoln Saltdogs of the American Association. He was released on November 19, 2019.

Martis signed with L&D Amsterdam of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse for the 2020 season.