Marten Gasparini (born May 24, 1997) is an Italian former professional baseball shortstop who played in the Kansas City Royals organization his entire minor league career.
[1] Gasparini was raised in the town of Ruda, Friuli, the son of an Italian father (Federico) and a British mother (Wendy).
[2] His mother, a former track and field athlete, taught English in Italy, using American movies with Italian subtitles to help her students learn the language.
[5] Gasparini spent the 2015 season with Idaho Falls, where he had a .259 batting average, 26 stolen bases, and led the league in triples with 10.
[2][5][7][8] He played the 2016 season with the Lexington Legends of the Class A South Atlantic League,[10] posting a .196 batting average with seven home runs and 42 RBIs.