Andy Manuel Marte was a Dominican professional baseball third baseman.
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19 Facts About Andy Marte
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Andy Marte played in Major League Baseball for the Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, and Arizona Diamondbacks.
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On January 22,2017, Marte was killed in a car crash in the Dominican Republic.
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Andy Marte signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves at the age of 16 in 2000, and succeeded at every level of the farm system.
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Andy Marte was selected to appear in the All-Star Futures Game in 2003 and 2004.
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Andy Marte was traded by the Atlanta Braves on December 8,2005, to the Boston Red Sox for shortstop Edgar Renteria and cash considerations.
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Andy Marte initially received little playing time with the Indians, but after the Indians traded Casey Blake on July 26,2008, he had the third base job to himself.
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On February 19,2009, Andy Marte was designated for assignment by the Indians to make room for newly acquired relief pitcher Juan Salas.
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On July 29,2010, Andy Marte made his first pitching appearance for the Cleveland Indians, pitching a perfect inning with one strikeout of Nick Swisher.
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On November 5,2010, Andy Marte was outrighted to Triple-A Columbus, removing him from the 40-man roster, thus making him eligible to become a free agent.
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On December 1,2010, Andy Marte signed a minor league deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball.
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Andy Marte began the 2013 season with the York Revolution of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, an independent baseball league.
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Andy Marte signed a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on August 6,2013.
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Andy Marte signed a minor league deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks on December 13,2013.
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Andy Marte's final plate appearance was a pinch-hit appearance in the 9th inning of a game on August 6,2014 against the Kansas City Royals; Andy Marte and the Royals' starter that day, Yordano Ventura, both died in unrelated car accidents on the same day in 2017.
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Andy Marte spent the 2015 and 2016 seasons with the KT Wiz of the KBO League.
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Andy Marte was killed in a car crash in the Dominican Republic on January 22,2017.
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Andy Marte, who in the Dominican Republic was a team member of the Aguilas Cibaenas, died the same day as Yordano Ventura, who died in a separate car crash in the Dominican Republic at the age of 25.
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