| Raidel Martínez | |
| Team: | Chunichi Dragons |
| Number: | 92 |
| Birth Date: | 11 October 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | NPB |
| Debutdate: | May 6 |
| Debutyear: | 2018 |
| Debutteam: | Chunichi Dragons |
| Statyear: | 2023 season |
| Statleague: | NPB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 12–15 |
| Stat2label: | Earned Run Average |
| Stat2value: | 1.85 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 294 |
| Stat4label: | Holds |
| Stat4value: | 35 |
| Stat5label: | Saves |
| Stat5value: | 123 |
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Raidel Martínez Perez (born October 11, 1996) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
On February 26, 2017, Martínez signed with the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball.[1] After spending the 2017 season with the club's farm team, Martínez recorded his first NPB victory on May 15, 2018, in a win over the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.[2] However, he struggled to a 6.65 ERA in 7 games. In 2019, Martínez recorded a stellar 2.66 ERA with 48 strikeouts in 43 appearances. In 2020, he pitched to a neat 1.13 ERA in 40.0 innings across 40 appearances.[3] On May 27, 2022, He made his first NPB All-Star appearance at Matsuyama Central Park Baseball Stadium. He took the mound in the eighth inning and allowed one hit but kept one scoreless inning.[4]
Martínez previously pitched for Vegueros de Pinar del Rio in the Cuban National Series. Martinez played for the Cuba national baseball team at the 2017 World Baseball Classic[5] and the 2023 World Baseball Classic.[6]
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