Shairon B. Martis is a Dutch-Antillean professional baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He pitched for The Netherlands in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. Martis was born in Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles. In 2002, Martis was a member of the Curaçao team that claimed the Senior League World Series, which took place in Bangor, Maine. Martis pitched a no-hitter on March 10, 2006, in the World Baseball Classic against Panama, in a game stopped in the 7th inning due to the mercy rule. In the season prior to his WBC appearance, he pitched in 11 games in 2005 with 5... starts. His record was 2–1 with a 1.85 ERA for the San Francisco Giants' Arizona Rookie League team. Martis began the 2006 season with Augusta in the Low A South Atlantic League, where he accrued a 6–4 record and 3.64 ERA in 15 starts. On July 28, 2006, Martis was traded to the Nationals for veteran lefty reliever Mike Stanton. He joined the roster of Savannah of the South Atlantic League on August 1, 2006. After going 1–1 with a 3.80 ERA in four starts at Savannah, Martis was promoted to Washington's Potomac club in the High A Carolina League.
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| Birthdate: | March 30, 1987 |
| Birthplace: | Willemstad |
| Age: | 25 |
| All Positions Played: | Pitcher, Relief pitcher |