Martin Viramontes

Martin Viramontes

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 5", Weight 225 lb.

• School Loyola Marymount University, University of Southern California
• High School Bullard High School

• Born July 12, 1989 in Fresno, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Martin Viramontes peaked at AA and played for Mexico national baseball team.

Viramontes was All-California as a high school senior. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 11th round of the 2007 amateur draft out of high school but did not sign. Going on to Loyola Marymount, he was 3-6 with a 6.26 ERA as a freshman but improved to 2-2, 3.75 in the Cape Cod League that spring. He was sidelined by injury for most of 2009 and was redshirted. He had a 4-7, 7.35 record in 2010. The New York Yankees selected him in the 27th round of the 2010 amateur draft. Transferring to USC for his senior year, he was 1-2 with five saves and a 3.18 ERA.

He went to the Milwaukee Brewers in the 28th round of the 2012 Amateur Draft; the scout was Dan Huston. He recorded a 6.27 ERA in 16 appearances for the Helena Brewers in 2012. His ERA was 1.23 ERA in 4 games for the AZL Brewers, but his ERA was 5.16 in 15 games for the [[Wisconsin Timber Rattlers]. Viramontes then notched 2 saves with a 3-3 record and a 3.70 ERA in 31 relief outings for the '14 Brevard County Manatees, and he slumped to a 6.39 ERA in 37 games for the Biloxi Shuckers in 2015. He represented Mexico in the 2015 Premier 12, when the country had to rely on Mexican-Americans due to conflict between the Mexican baseball federation and the Mexican League. He pitched a shutout inning against Venezuela to get the win over Gabriel Alfaro. It was Mexico's first win in a Premier 12. Viramontes next replaced Enrique Garcia in the 4th inning against Dominican Republic, but he walked Ayendy Pérez and Mario Mercedes then Mark Serrano replaced him. That was his last game of the event, and Mexico was defeated by Japan in the Bronze Medal Game. Viramontes only pitched 4 games with a 8.10 ERA for the Shuckers in 2016, and his professional career ended.