The Basics
Hometown: Clarion, Pa.
College: Slippery Rock University aka "The Harvard of PA"
Years in MiLB: 15
Years in Curve, PA: 2002-07, 2016-present
Past positions with the Curve: Ticket Account Manager, Director of Group Sales, Director of Ticketing
Past MiLB organizations: Reading Phillies & Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Curve Cuts
Favorite movie(s)? Moneyball
Best baseball movie? For Love of the Game
Favorite TV show? Always Sunny in Philadelphia
What is your spirit animal? Based on the quiz I took, it is a butterfly.
What do you like to do in your spare time? Golf, concerts, all-inclusive resorts and spend time with family
After serving as the team's General Manager from 2016 to 2021, Derek Martin stepped down from his day-to-day duties to serve as a Senior Advisor. Martin worked outside of baseball for several years after he spent three seasons as the assistant general manager of the Myrtle Beach Pelicans from 2007-2009. Martin returned to Pennsylvania from South Carolina in 2009 and worked with Blue Knob Auto and the Teeter Group during his hiatus from baseball. A native of Clarion, Pa. and a graduate of Slippery Rock University, Martin began his career in baseball as an intern with the Reading Phillies in 2001. From 2002-2003, he completed an internship with Aramark food and beverage service at Pittsburgh’s PNC Park before joining the Curve’s sales staff in November 2003. He became the team’s director of sales in January 2005. Martin resides in Roaring Spring, Pa. with his wife Abby and their three children: Rory, Hudson and Molly.