Former Orioles outfielder Chito Martinez, the first and still only MLB player from Belize, has died, the team announced on Tuesday. He was 59. “We mourn the passing of former Orioles outfielder ...

Chito Martinez, a Mid-South resident who was a former Baltimore Orioles outfielder, has died at age 59, according to a tweet April 22 from the Orioles. After being selected by the Kansas City ...

The Baltimore Orioles announced Chito Martinez has died. Martinez was an outfielder with the Orioles from 1991 to 1993. He also was the first and only native of Belize to play Major League Baseball.

Ex-Baltimore Oriole Chito Martinez was the first and, to this date, only player to hail from Belize. And, on Tuesday, the team announced that the former outfielder had died at the age of 59.