Martin was selected by the
Baltimore Orioles in the sixth round of the Major League Baseball Draft. Martin was traded to the
San Diego Padres on February 17, for
Jim Lewis and Steve Martin. In the minor league draft, Martin was selected from the Padres by the
Atlanta Braves where he made it as high as Triple-A before being released on January 25, . On February 21, 1995, The
Houston Astros signed him, where in , Martin made his major league debut. He appeared in relief in 55 games that season with an impressive 2.09
ERA. The
Arizona Diamondbacks selected Martin in the
1997 MLB Expansion Draft, but traded him to the
Cleveland Indians along with
Travis Fryman for
Matt Williams thirteen days later. For the next three seasons, Martin would be up and down between the majors and minors, before he was traded to the
New York Mets for Javier Ochoa on January 11, . Becoming a free agent at the end of the season, Martin signed with the
Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but was released on September 9, . On February 26, , Martin signed with the
Los Angeles Dodgers where he enjoyed success keeping his ERA under 4. On July 31, , the day of the non-waiver
trade deadline, the Dodgers traded Martin to the
Atlanta Braves for Matt Merricks. Released by the Braves on April 14, , he was signed by the team he made his major league debut for, the Houston Astros, but was released two and a half months later without appearing in a major league game. Martin signed with the
Colorado Rockies on January 18, , spending the entire year in the majors. After being released by the Rockies in July of , Martin signed a minor league contract with an invitation to
spring training with the Los Angeles Dodgers on January 26, . He was released by the Dodgers on March 10. On April 22, 2008, Martin signed with the
Long Island Ducks of the independent
Atlantic League. In 6 games, he had a 3.38 ERA and 6 strikeouts. In January , he signed a minor league contract with the
New York Mets and was invited to spring training. On March 22, he was released due to a broken wrist. He re-signed a minor league contract on May 15. On June 23, 2009, Martin was released by the Mets. == References ==