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Puerto Plata.- The Marineros de Puerto Plata retired the number 10 used by the Puerto Plata Sports Hall of Fame, Marlon Martínez (Rey).
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Marlon Martínez Vásquez was born in San Felipe de Puerto Plata on January 17, 1979. "The King" earned his nickname for the results achieved on the court in a prolific career in the sport of hoops and the ball.
Martínez, 45, was the first superstar from Puerto Plata on foreign beaches and in the national team. In 9 seasons in the National Basketball League, he scored 1490 points, grabbed 829 rebounds, 252 assists, 93 blocks, 95 steals and played 102 games.
The retirement was held at the roofed Fabio Rafael González during the game between Leones de Santo Domingo and Marineros de Puerto Plata, with the victory of the locals 80-66.
Great thanks
"Thank you, Puerto Plata, thank you, with this recognition I close the cycle in sports in Puerto Plata," were the words of an emotional Marlon Martínez, when he was allowed to address those present.
Martínez becomes the first player to have his number retired in two top tournaments of the country and in the National Basketball League.
His number 10 jersey was retired by the Sameji team in Santiago in 2022 and by his lifelong club Batey Tres from Puerto Plata, in 2017.
In the emotional activity, the so-called Rey or F10 was accompanied by family, friends and former teammates from both the national team, Club Sameji, Batey Tres and Marineros, among whom were Carlos Payano, José Fortuna, Kelvin Peña, Miguel Martínez (Chocho Loco), among others.
He was a member of the representative teams of Puerto Plata that were in the finals of 2001 versus Villa Francisca (lidoba version) and Cañeros de la Romana in 2010.
