Name	Tino Martinez
Height	6' 2
Naionality	American
Date of Birth	7 December 1967
Place of Birth	Tampa, Florida, USA
Famous for

Helped lead Tampa Catholic High School to the Florida State Championship in 1982...transferred to Jefferson High School (Tampa) as a junior and led them to the state finals as a senior in 1985...was a childhood friend and Jefferson H.S. teammate of Arizona's Luis Gonzalez...was a third-round draft pick of the Boston Red Sox out of high school, but chose instead to attended the University of Tampa, where he was a three-time Division II All-American...holds UT's career records in BA (.398), HRs (54) and RBIs (222)...was named MVP of the World Amateur Championships in Parma, Italy, hitting .413 with 4 HRs and 18 RBIs...was named the first baseman on The Sporting News College All-America team in 1988 and was an Academic All-American as well...led the 1988 United States baseball team to the gold medal in the Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea...was a finalist for the Golden Spikes Award, presented to the country's best amateur player...was taken 14th overall in the 1988 draft by Seattle...signed by Luke Wrenn...was the recipient of the New York Press Photographers' annual "Good Guy" Award in 1997...was inducted into the Sunshine State Conference Hall of Fame on 2/25/98 for his outstanding play at the University of Tampa...he helped deliver teddy bears to Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in 2002 and 2003...in 2003 he taped a PSA and served as honorary chairman for "Cool Down St. Louis"...he and his wife Maria reside in Tampa with their three children, Olivia (8/10/92), T.J. (8/10/93) and Victoria (12/7/95).

In his first season with the Rays, Martinez was the veteran leader the team hoped he would be. He rebounded from two subpar seasons with the Cardinals to hit 23 home runs and drive in 76 runs in 458 at-bats. He hit his 300th career home run while the Rays were playing the Yankees in Japan and finished second on the team with 66 walks.