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Pedro Martinez once famously called the New York Yankees his daddy, but he was a lot less complementary of the team on Tuesday. Martinez was hugely disappointed in the Yankees following their 5-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday, which dropped …
Framber Valdez threw a gem to lead the Houston Astros to a win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 2 of the World Series on Saturday night, but some of his actions while on the mound led to another round of cheating suspicions. One Hall of Fame …
The Boston Red Sox have some major decisions to make this offseason, and one of the best players in franchise history believes they could seriously alter the direction of the franchise if they do not make the correct ones. JD Martinez is set to …
Pedro Martinez’s tenure with the New York Mets is not remembered as fondly as his time with the Boston Red Sox. Part of that is because of the lack of championships he won with them. Martinez is apparently still bothered by that. Martinez was …
Fernando Tatis Jr. was suspended 80 games for using performance-enhancing drugs, and a Hall of Fame pitcher believes that part of the blame rests with MLB. The MLB commissioner’s office announced on Friday that Tatis would be suspended after testing …
Pedro Martinez said in 2020 that Tigers pitcher Casey Mize would eventually need Tommy John Surgery due to his mechanics, and he was right.
Grady Little is a notorious figure in Boston for keeping Pedro Martinez in Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS too long. The Red Sox were up 5-2 in the eighth inning of Game 7 against the rival New York Yankees. Martinez was giving his Red Sox an ace performance …
Major League Baseball’s revised policy regarding the use of foreign substances by pitchers has dominated the sport’s news cycle this week, but we can assure you no one had a better take on the topic than Pedro Martinez. Martinez, one of …
Pedro Martinez seems to believe Albert Pujols got a raw deal from the Los Angeles Angels. The Hall of Fame pitcher sent a tweet Thursday afternoon praising Pujols, who was designated for assignment by the Angels earlier in the day. Martinez also …
Fernando Tatis Jr. angered baseball’s “unwritten rules” police when he belted a grand slam last month, but you can count Pedro Martinez among those who had no problem with the feat. Tatis hit a grand slam on a 3-0 pitch late in a …
The Boston Red Sox have returned most of the roster from last year’s record-setting, World Series champion team, but you would never know it after the way they have performed out of the gate in 2019. Their starting pitching has been downright …
Pedro Martinez poured it on Angel Hernandez after Game 3 of the ALDS between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. Hernandez had three calls at first base overturned during the Red Sox’s 16-1 win over the Yankees. A few of the plays were …
The Boston Red Sox held an alumni game on Sunday morning, and you probably wouldn’t believe us if we told you Julio Lugo hit a moonshot off of Pedro Martinez. But it happened, and Pedro got more of a kick out of it than anyone. Lugo, a career …
Pedro Martinez is still throwing chin music, even in retirement. The former Boston Red Sox ace commented on Twitter about the bench-clearing fight between Boston and the rival New York Yankees Wednesday. The brawl occurred after Tyler Austin charged …
Vladimir Guerrero is officially headed to Cooperstown, and his son may actually have an opportunity to follow suit if you ask one fellow Dominican. Retired former Cy Young winner Pedro Martinez said on Thursday that he believes Guerrero’s son …
Stephen Strasburg got a shoutout from a Hall of Fame pitcher after his outstanding performance during Game 4 of the NLDS. Last night, it didn’t seem likely Strasburg would take the mound for the Nationals in a must-win Game 4 against the Cubs …
