- 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 MLB on TBS (2007). He has been married to Carolina Cruz since November 9, 2005.
- SpouseCarolina Cruz(November 9, 2005 - present)
- 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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