Jhan Carlos Mariñez Fuente (born August 12, 1988 in Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...

, Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

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) is a Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

 pitcher

Pitcher

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 for the Chicago White Sox

Chicago White Sox

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.

Career

Mariñez signed with the Florida Marlins

Florida Marlins

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 as an amateur free agent in 2006. He was called up to the majors for the first time on July 15, 2010.

Mariñez and Osvaldo Martínez

Osvaldo Martínez (baseball)

Osvaldo "Ozzie" Martínez is a Major League Baseball shortstop for the Chicago White Sox.-Career:Martínez was drafted by the Marlins in the 11th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft...

 were sent to the White Sox as compensation for the hiring of Ozzie Guillén

Ozzie Guillén

Oswaldo José "Ozzie" Guillén Barrios is a Venezuelan-American former Major League Baseball player and current manager of the Miami Marlins. He managed the Chicago White Sox from 2004 to 2011 before asking for his release at the end of the 2011 season....

 by the Marlins, as Guillen had one year remaining on his contract with the White Sox.

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