Pedro Martinez
Pedro Martinez
Pedro Jaime Martínez,, is a Dominican–American former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for five teams from 1992 to 2009, most notably the Boston Red Sox. From 2002 to 2006 he held the major league record for the highest career winning percentage by a pitcher with at least 200 decisions; with a final record of 219 wins and 100 losses, he retired with the fourth highest percentage in history, and the highest by a right-hander since the modern...
NationalityDominican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth25 October 1971
CitySanto Domingo, Dominican Republic
CountryDominica
Before, if I wasn't in baseball, I wanted to become a doctor.
Every time I feel mad or something, I run somewhere. It gets my frustrations away. I run and run and run.
I'm not in the big leagues just because I'm cute.
I believe that if you're healthy, you're capable of doing everything. There's no one else who can give you health but God, and by being healthy I believe that God is listening to me.
It could happen in any game, but you know what? I don't hold any grudges. He's probably bitter still, but I'm just going to continue to pray for him, and hopefully it will get better, his temper will change. I still have respect for his bat, he's a good hitter and I'm just going to continue to do what I have to do. And I was glad that, when I'm OK, I don't need to hit anybody.
Only God knows why I didn't make it with the Mets, but yes, in a short period of time, I got the opportunity with the Phillies.
You have to execute. You have to sacrifice your body.
At my Mom's house on the farm, it get's so dark, you look at the stars and and you feel like you can just reach out and grab them. I love her so much and I love this place so much, it hurts. I stay here because I need to find myself again after playing in the States. Here it's me talking. It's my soul talking.
I'm still making a lot of pitches for the amount of innings I'm pitching. When I'm on, I don't need that many pitches. When things start to go wrong, I don't feel that confident about my pitches. They're coming around, but I'm not there yet. So all of the credit goes to my teammates and how well they have done behind me.
At 2-0 I wanted to throw a strike, I wanted to get him. It was a cutter. But Mike didn't waste any time and he does really well against me in his career.
That ball just got away. That pitch wasn't really that far in. He leaned over (the plate).