- Born
- Birth namePedro Jaime Martinez
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Pedro Martinez was born on October 25, 1971 in Manoguayabo, Dominican Republic. He is an actor, known for Ponchao (2013), Sunday Night Baseball (1990) and The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (2005). He has been married to Carolina Cruz since November 9, 2005.
- SpouseCarolina Cruz(November 9, 2005 - present)
- Number 45 jersey with the Boston Red Sox
- Strikeout-to-walk ratio
- Major League Baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1992-1993), Montreal Expos (1994-1997) Boston Red Sox (1998-2004), and New York Mets, (2005-).
- Known for having three of the best pitches in baseball: an excellent fastball, an excellent change-up and an excellent curveball. He recently developed a cut fastball as well, adding it to his already impressive repertoire.
- Winner of the MLB Cy Young Award for pitching excellence in 1997 (17-8, 1.90 ERA), 1999 (23-4, 2.07 ERA) and 2000 (18-6, 1.74 ERA). Was also rated the best pitcher in baseball by Total Baseball in 2002 (20-4, 2.26 ERA) and 2003 (14-4, 2.22 ERA), and only missed out on that honor in 2001 because he missed half the season due to shoulder problems.
- His fastball was usually clocked in mid-90s prior to his 2001 shoulder injury, but now often clocks in the low-90s. He can still get it up to 97 mph on the radar gun from time to time, however.
- Followed his older brother Ramon Martinez into Major League Baseball in 1992. Has since become the most dominant pitcher in the league.
- I actually realized that I was somebody important, because I caught the attention of 60,000 people, plus the whole world watching a guy that if you reverse time back 15 years ago, I was sitting under a mango tree without 50 cents to pay for a bus.
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