MELVIN MARTINEZ

VARSITY COACH

917-749-1969

WORKED AS A SCOUT FOR THE MONTREAL EXPOS 1998-2000 &
BALTIMORE ORIOLES 2018-2020.
HIRED BY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERNATIONAL TO COACH THE
NATIONAL BASEBALL TEAM OF ARGENTINA DURING THE SUMMER OF 2001. PLAYED FOR DIVISION I COLLEGE BASEBALL AT ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE FROM 1988-1992. STARTED COACHING THE EASTERN DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM IN 1996. IT WAS RENAMED AS GRAND STREET CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOLS IN 1998. I AM STILL SERVING AS THE SCHOOL'S HEAD COACH OF THE VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM FOR 20+ YEARS AND COUNTING. SINCE 1997, WE HAVE MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS. SEVERAL PLAYERS HAVE SIGNED PRO CONTRACTS AND 75% OF THE GRADUATING BASEBALL PLAYERS HAVE RECEIVED OVER $5 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH IN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS SINCE 2002. WE WON BACK TO BACK JAMES MONROE HS NORTHEAST BASEBALL TOURNAMENTS 2011-2012. THIS TOURNEY IS A VERY DIFFICULT TO WIN. IN 2012, WE WERE THE LAST TEAM STANDING AND OFFICIALLY BECAME THE NYC HIGH SCHOOL PSAL BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.