Throughout the 2018/2019 offseason, Marlin Maniac will devote one article each for every player who appeared in the Miami Marlins system for the 2018 season. Every. Single. Player. This is Part 206 of 286.
Martin M. Prado is a 6’1″, 170 lb. third baseman from Maracay, Venezuela. He’s one of 30 major leaguers to hail from the city, all in the last 30 seasons. Born on October 27th, 1983, he was signed through free agency by the Atlanta Braves on February 13th, 2001. With the retirement of reliever Brad Ziegler and the release of farm hand Sean Burnett, Prado is nearly two years older than the next oldest in the organization, pitcher Wei-Yin Chen.