Dennis Martinez José Dennis MartÃnez Emilia (born May 14, 1955 in Granada, Nicaragua), better known as Dennis MartÃnez, was the first baseball player from Nicaragua to play in Major League Baseball. During his career, he was known by the nickname El Presidente. A right-handed starting pitcher, MartÃnez played for the
Baltimore Orioles (1976-86) Montreal Expos (1986-93) Cleveland Indians (1994-96) Seattle Mariners (1997) Atlanta Braves (1998). In his 23-year career, MartÃnez had a 245-193 record with 2149 strikeouts, a 3.70 ERA, 30 shutouts, 122 complete games, four saves, and 3999.2 innings pitched in 692 games played (562 as starter). He is the winningest Latin pitcher of all-time.
