Quick Facts
Biography
Francis Euclides Martes Suazo (born November 24, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Martes was signed by the Miami Marlins as an international free agent in November 2012. He made his professional debut in 2013 with the Dominican Summer League Marlins. On July 31, 2014, Martes along with Colin Moran and Jake Marisnick were traded from the Marlins to the Houston Astros for Jarred Cosart, Enrique Hernández and Austin Wates. Martes started 2015 with the Quad Cities River Bandits. He was later that season promoted to the Lancaster JetHawks and Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks. He returned to Corpus Christi in 2016 and after the season played in the Arizona Fall League. The Astros invited Martes to spring training as a non-roster player in 2017.
Martes was called up to the majors for the first time on June 8, 2017. He made his MLB debut the next day.