MLB news: Ex-Orioles outfielder Chito Martinez dead at 59

Chito Martinez, the one MLB participant ever from Belize, has died, the Baltimore Orioles introduced on Tuesday. He was 59.

Martinez performed within the Majors for the Orioles for 3 years as outfielder from 1991 to 1993. He performed profession matches in 158 and hit .259 with 18 residence runs, 58 RBI and 22 Doubles.

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Chito Martinez of the Orioles for a match in opposition to the Chicago White Sox on July 8, 1992, in Camden Yards in Baltimore. (Mitchell Layton/Getty photographs)

“We mourn the dying of the previous Orioles -outfielder Chito Martinez, the one resident of Belize performs within the Majors,” mentioned the Orioles in a publish on X.

Dalton Martinez, the son of Chito, wrote on X that his father died at Easter.

“On Sunday night at Easter my father was unexpectedly taken away from this earth,” he wrote. “We desperately want right now. My father was among the best males. Teached the baseball sport in the fitting method. Younger males realized tips on how to be higher. His presence in my life can by no means get replaced. Whereas I choose up the items for my life, think about serving to.

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“A pleasant soul has left us too shortly.”

The reason for dying was not introduced.

Chito Martinez was a sixth spherical choose within the 1984 design by the Kansas Metropolis Royals by Brother Martin Excessive College in New Orleans.

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The royals launched him in 1990 and he drew days later with the Orioles. The Orioles launched him after the 1993 season and he later joined the Minnesota Twins. However he by no means appeared with the twins.

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