Shairon Benjamin Martis (born March 30, 1987) is a Dutch-Curaçaoan professional baseball pitcher for Curaçao Neptunus of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse.
He played for Team Netherlands in the 2019 European Baseball Championship, at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament in Italy in September 2019.
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.
He played for Team Netherlands in the 2019 European Baseball Championship, and will compete for it at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament, taking place in Italy beginning September 18, 2019.
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 Washington Nationals for veteran lefty reliever Mike Stanton.
[3] On July 28, 2006, the Nationals acquired Martis from the San Francisco Giants for veteran lefty reliever Mike Stanton.
In 26 starts and one relief appearance, he logged a 4.23 ERA over 151 innings, striking out 108 batters while issuing 52 walks.
[8] He had his contract selected to the major league roster on September 9, 2013, In 9.2 innings he struck out 7, working to a 5.59 ERA.
On February 26, 2014, Martis signed with the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.
He made one start for the Bluefish, taking the loss after allowing eight earned runs on seven hits with one strikeout over 2⁄3 of an inning.
In 22 games (9 starts) for Lincoln, he struggled to a 2–7 record and 6.44 ERA with 38 strikeouts and 2 saves across 65+2⁄3 innings pitched.
In 17 games (8 starts) for Amsterdam, he compiled a 6–1 record and 1.22 ERA with 72 strikeouts and 3 saves across 73+2⁄3 innings of work.