Today's New York-Penn League Birthday: Tippy Martinez, Oneonta Yankees (1972)

Credits: Baltimore Orioles & Trading Card Database

Happy 71st birthday to former New York-Penn League prospect Tippy Martinez. Martinez played in two games for the 1972 Oneonta Yankees (1-0, 2.00 ERA).

He went on to play in the majors for 14 seasons with the New York Yankees (1974-76), Baltimore Orioles (1976-86) and Minnesota Twins (1988). He was a 1983 All-Star and appeared in two World Series (1979, '83).

Source: Baseball Reference

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