Long Island Ducks Sign Pitcher Tom Martin

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com - (Central Islip, N.Y., Apr. 22, 2008) – Long Island Ducks team  officials today announced the signing of pitcher Tom Martin. The  lefty has pitched at the big league level in each of the past 11  seasons. He spent the majority of last year with the National League  champion Colorado Rockies, appearing in 26 contests.
 
 
 
 “Having a big league presence on our team not only helps us on the  field, but in the clubhouse as well,” says Ducks manager Dave  LaPoint. “Tom will have an immediate impact as we look to make the  playoffs for a fifth consecutive year.”
 

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 Martin made his Major League debut in 1997 with Houston, compiling  an impressive 2.09 ERA and 5-3 record in 55 relief outings for the  Astros. He was taken by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 1997  expansion draft, and dealt to Cleveland, along with Travis Fryman,  in exchange for Matt Williams prior to the start of the 1998 season.  He spent the next three years with the Indians, and appeared in 14  games for the New York Mets in 2001. His most productive big league  campaign came in 2003 with Los Angeles. The South Carolina native  appeared in 80 games for the Dodgers that season, posting a 3.56 ERA  while allowing just 36 hits in 51 innings of work. Martin has  appeared in 376 games each at the Major League level and in the  minors. He was a sixth round draft pick of the Baltimore Orioles in  1988.

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