25 Facts About Martin Maldonado

Martin Benjamin Maldonado Valdes was born on August 16,1986 and is a Puerto Rican professional baseball catcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball.

Martin Maldonado has previously played in MLB for the Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Angels, Kansas City Royals, and Chicago Cubs.

Martin Maldonado has been cited as a key figure in helping his pitching staffs reach success; with the Astros, he has been the backstop for two American League pennant-winning teams.

Martin Maldonado is one of two catchers in Astros' franchise history to lead multiple no-hitters: the first he caught occurred in 2019, and the second in 2022.

Martin Maldonado was drafted by the Anaheim Angels in the 27th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft.

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Martin Maldonado played his first professional season for the rookie-level Arizona League Angels that year, and batted.

In 2007, Martin Maldonado signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers and played for the West Virginia Power of the Class A South Atlantic League, batting.

Martin Maldonado played the majority of 2010 with Nashville, but spent time with Huntsville and Brevard County.

Martin Maldonado played in 3 games for the Brewers after his callup, striking out in his only at bat.

Martin Maldonado was called up to the Brewers again in May 2012 when starting catcher Jonathan Lucroy went down with a freak hand injury, due to his wife dropping a suitcase on it.

Martin Maldonado was involved in an unusual play in which he hit the cover off a baseball.

Two days later Martin Maldonado punched Pirate outfielder Travis Snider in the face in Pittsburgh, leaving Snider with a cut under a black eye.

Martin Maldonado was suspended for five games, and fined $2,500, which with the suspension resulted in him losing $16,200.

On May 31,2015, Martin Maldonado caught a 17-inning game and hit his first walk-off home run, in the bottom of the 17th against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Martin Maldonado was named the Angels' starting catcher and in 2017 played in a career-high 138 games, batting.

Martin Maldonado had 11 at bats with the Cubs, in which he failed to get a hit.

Martin Maldonado caught a combined no-hitter versus the Seattle Mariners on August 3,2019, hurled by Aaron Sanchez, Will Harris, Joe Biagini, and Chris Devenski.

Martin Maldonado struggled especially in the clutch; in games that were late and close, he batted.

Martin Maldonado was the second-slowest catcher in major league baseball, and the slowest player on the Astros, with a sprint speed of 23.

Martin Maldonado had career-highs of 47 bases on balls and 127 strikeouts.

On June 25,2022, Martin Maldonado caught a combined no-hitter of the New York Yankees, delivered by Cristian Javier, Hector Neris, and Ryan Pressly.

Martin Maldonado became the first player to catch more than one combined no-hitter; he previously caught a combined no-hitter for the Astros on August 3,2019.

The following game, Martin Maldonado was behind the plate for 20 strikeouts by Astros pitching, including the first six innings by Framber Valdez, Neris, Rafael Montero, and Pressly, establishing a new franchise record for a nine-inning contest.

Martin Maldonado spent his first six seasons as a backup catcher in Milwaukee.

Martin Maldonado's throwing arm has attracted praise, as he dispatched 19 of 48 would-be basestealers during the 2021 season, the fourth-best caught-stealing percentage in the league.

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