Marte Wins Carolina League Pitcher of the Month
June 5, 2025 - Carolina League (CarL)
Columbia Fireflies News Release
Columbia Fireflies pitcher Yunior Marte
(Columbia Fireflies)
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The Columbia Fireflies, in conjunction with the Carolina League and Major League Baseball, today announced that Yunior Marte has been named the Carolina League Pitcher of the Month for May 2025. Marte joins Asbel Gonzalez who won the Carolina League Player of the Month in April as a monthly award winner this year. He is the first Fireflies player to win the Pitcher of the Month Award since Steven Zobac won the Carolina League Pitcher of the Month in April 2023.
During May, Marte led the Carolina League with a 0.71 ERA in 25.1 innings of work. The Dominican Republic native was also among the league leaders in opposing average (2nd, .170), WHIP (3rd, 0.91), strikeouts (8th, 26) and wins (3rd, 3). Two of the righty's five outings were quality starts. The month pushed Marte to a team-best 2.61 ERA over 51.2 innings in his first 11 starts with Columbia in 2025.
The Royals signed Marte as an International Free Agent June 2, 2022. Marte leads the Fireflies with three quality starts this year and the club is 8-3 across his 11 outings in 2025.
Columbia returns home to Segra Park Tuesday, June 10 to start a series with the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers. They start the week with Fort Jackson Night, presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina. Join the team as they honor recent graduates of basic training at Segra Park. That weekend is also Copa de la Diversion weekend! Join the Fireflies as they become Los Chicharrones de Columbia. We'll have a Sugar Skull Bobblehead giveaway for the first 1,000 fans Friday, June 13, live music, dancing and a fireworks show post-game Saturday June, 14 and Sunday you can enjoy live music, a pre-game classic car and motorcycle show and dads can play catch on the field. Buy your tickets now at FirefliesTickets.com.
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