Adrián Martínez

Adrián Misael Martínez (born December 10, 1996) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the Dorados de Chihuahua of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics.

Career San Diego Padres Martínez signed with the San Diego Padres as an international free agent on February 16, 2015. He spent the 2015 season with the Dominican Summer League Padres, recording a 4.41 ERA with 19 strikeouts over innings. He missed 2016 after undergoing Tommy John surgery. He returned in 2017 with the Arizona League Padres, going 2–3 with a 4.50 ERA and 37 strikeouts over 30 innings. Martínez did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancelation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He opened the 2021 season with the San Antonio Missions of the Double-A Central, going 7–3 with a 2.34 ERA and 83 strikeouts over innings. He was then promoted to the El Paso Chihuahuas of the Triple-A West league.

On November 7, 2021, Martínez was selected to San Diego's 40-man roster in order to be protected from the Rule 5 draft.

Oakland Athletics On April 3, 2022, the Padres traded Martínez, along with Euribiel Angeles, to the Oakland Athletics for Sean Manaea. He opened the 2022 season with the Las Vegas Aviators. On May 10, he was promoted to the active roster to make his MLB debut. He made his MLB debut that day, earning his first career victory with 5.1 shutout innings against the Detroit Tigers.

Martínez was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas to begin the 2023 season. He made 22 appearances for Oakland in 2023, posting a 4.75 ERA with 47 strikeouts across 55.0 innings pitched.

During spring training in 2024, Martínez surrendered four runs in innings, and was optioned to Triple–A Las Vegas to begin the season as a result. On March 31, 2024, he was designated for assignment following the waiver claim of Tyler Nevin. Martínez cleared waivers and was sent outright to Las Vegas on April 3. He was released by the Athletics organization on July 29.

Dorados de Chihuahua On July 1, 2026, following two years of inactivity Martínez signed with the Dorados de Chihuahua of the Mexican League.