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| Height: 5-11
Weight: 180
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Oct 25, 1971, Manoguayabo, Contract: Signed through 2008. |
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| August 16, 2008 Pedro Martinez had his finest outing of the season on Saturday night. He held the Pirates to eight hits and one run over seven innings. Martinez walked one and struck out four. It was the first time all season (13 starts) that he had pitched seven innings. |
| August 11, 2008 Pedro Martinez looked solid on Monday holding the Pirates to just one run over six innings. Pedro left the game with the lead only to watch the bullpen blow yet another game. |
| August 6, 2008 Pedro Martinez allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits and three walks with three strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings Wednesday in a 4-2 loss to the Padres. It was his second start since coming back from a hip injury. |
| August 1, 2008 Pedro Martinez, making his first start since July 12th, allowed three runs over five innings against the Astros. All three runs scored on solo home runs. |
| July 29, 2008 Following a successful bullpen session today, the Mets have announced Pedro Martinez will pitch for the team on Friday night in Houston, a move made official when the team optioned Willie Collazo back to Triple-A on Tuesday, according to MLB.com. |
| July 28, 2008 The Journal Times reports that Pedro Martinez has rejoined the Mets team after spending some time on the bereavement list. He will throw a bullpen session Tuesday afternoon and barring complications, start Friday night at Houston. |
| July 27, 2008 The NY Daily News indicates that Pedro Martinez could return to the Mets' rotation Friday against the Astros. |
| July 25, 2008 Pedro Martinez stated on Friday that he is going to remain in the Dominican Republic for a couple more days following the death of his father, according to the AP. |
| July 23, 2008 Pedro Martinez will not start this weekend after the team learned that his father had passed away after a long illness, according to The Mets Blog. |
| July 22, 2008 The NY Daily News reports that Pedro Martinez will start either Friday or Saturday after a 56-pitch bullpen session. His start will come against the Cardinals. |
| July 21, 2008 Pedro Martinez, who is recovering from a right hip strain, played long-toss Sunday and said he felt even better than Saturday when he threw lightly in the bullpen, according to the NY Post. The plan is for him to long-toss again tomorrow and throw off a mound if he feels up to it. |
| July 19, 2008 Pedro Martinez has officially been ruled out for Tuesday's start, according to Newsday. Pedro is dealing with a groin injury. |
| July 19, 2008 The Mets were thinking about holding Pedro Martinez back from Tuesday's start even before his bullpen session Saturday was delayed. According to MLB.com, it is all but understood that Johan Santana would start Tuesday instead, with John Maine getting the ball Wednesday and Oliver Perez on Thursday. Pedro is dealing with a groin injury. |
| July 19, 2008 The Mets are having second thoughts about letting Pedro Martinez return to the rotation on Tuesday, according to the AP. Martinez strained his groin while running the bases on July 7 and left his next outing after because of tightness in his shoulder. It is the groin injury that's keeping him out. "We're kind of wavering a little bit simply because he hasn't picked up a ball, hasn't been able to throw since his last outing," manager Jerry Manuel said. |
| July 18, 2008 Pedro Martinez is tentatively scheduled to make his next start on Tuesday against the Philadelphia Phillies, according to MLB.com. |
| July 17, 2008 Pedro Martinez is expected to miss his next start scheduled for Sunday due to the tightness in his right shoulder, according to MetsBlog.com. |
| July 13, 2008 Pedro Martinez insisted he was fine after being pulled from the game last night, according to the New York Daily News. "Its not anything uncommon. Its scar tissue and stuff like that. The doctor already checked me. My shoulder is perfectly fine," Martinez said. |
| July 12, 2008 New York RHP Pedro Martinez has left his start against the Colorado Rockies after four innings due to tightness in his right shoulder, according to the Associated Press. |
| July 7, 2008 Pedro Martinez allowed two runs on five hits, walked three and struck out six and the Mets defeated the Phillies 10-9 on Monday night. Pedro pitched into the sixth inning then watched the New York Mets nearly blow a 10-1 lead before Bill Wagner recorded the third out in the ninth inning with the tying run on second base. |
| July 6, 2008 Pedro Martinez looks to lead the Mets to their third straight victory for the first time in more than a month Monday when they close a four-game series with the Phillies. |
| July 2, 2008 Pedro Martinez surrendered five earned runs on seven hits over five innings in Wednesday's 8-7 loss to the Cardinals in St. Louis, with one walk and four strikeouts. He allowed two home runs in the game, both to slugger Troy Glaus. |
| July 1, 2008 Mets manager Pedro Martinez is keeping veteran RHP Pedro Martinez on regular rest while giving the young Mike Pelfrey an extra day of rest, according to SLAM Sports. |
| June 28, 2008 According to Matt Cerrone's Mets Blog Pedro Martinez was tipping his pitches in Friday's beat down at the hands of the Yankees. Following the game Martinez told reporters that he would need to review tape of his last few starts to determine exactly what he has been doing wrong of late. Sure enough, during todays broadcast on FOX, Ken Rosenthal said Martinez told reporters today that he was clearly telegraphing his change-up to Yankee hitters yesterday by widening his glove while switching his grip. In his last two starts, Martinez allowed 12 runs and 21 base runners in 10 innings pitched. In his previous three starts, Martinez was 20 with a 4.23 ERA. |
| June 28, 2008 Pedro Martinez is telling the staff of the Mets that he is harboring strong concerns about his ability to produce and get back on track, according to the New York Post. |
| June 21, 2008 Pedro Martinez was rocked for six runs on nine hits and a walk over 4 1/3 innings Saturday. |
| June 21, 2008 Pedro Martinez will make his fifth start of the season tonight against the Rockies at Coors Field, according to MLB.com. He is 2-0 this season, with a 5.31 ERA and 1.57 WHIP. |
| June 15, 2008 Pedro Martinez only surrendered two runs (one earned) on six hits over six innings in Sunday's 4-2 victory in the second game of a double-header against the Rangers, with one walk and four strikeouts. |
| June 14, 2008 The Mets have released their starting lineup for the evening as they face the Texas Rangers, according to Newsday.com. The lineup reads as follows: J.Reyes (SS), L.Castillo (2B), D.Wright (3B), C.Beltran (CF), D.Easley (LF), C.Delgado (1B), R.Castro (C), E.Chavez (RF), and Pedro Martinez (RHP). |
| June 8, 2008 New York RHP Pedro Martinez suffered through a rough day on the mound, but the Padres needed the late innings to get the win against relief pitching, 8-6. Martinez pitched just five innings, allowing four runs (all earned) on 10 hits with no walks and four strikeouts. |
| June 4, 2008 Mets RHP Pedro Martinez reports he is feeling no pain or discomfort of any kind the day after his first start since returning from a strained left hamstring, according to the NY Daily News. |
| June 4, 2008 The AP noted that Pedro Martinez reported no problems a day after making his second start of the year and first since leaving his April 1st outing with a hamstring injury. |
| June 4, 2008 Mets RHP Pedro Martinez made his first full start of the season and he earned the win, going six innings to allow three runs (all earned) on seven hits with three walks and three strikeouts in the 9-6 win over the Giants. |
| June 3, 2008 Pedro Martinez has been activated from the DL, and he will start tonight against the Giants, according to the MetsReport.com. Carlos Muniz was sent back to Triple-A New Orleans to make room on the roster for Pedro. |
| May 30, 2008 Newsday.com reports that Pedro Martinez (hamstring) will make his next start for the Mets in San Francisco on Tuesday night. The report noted that Martinez was believed to be en route to New York but there was no word whether he would join the team for the weekend series against the Dodgers. |
| May 28, 2008 Mets RHP Pedro Martinez allowed two runs on four hits with six strikeouts today, working six innings durin a rehab start with Single-A St. Lucie, according to MetsBlog.com. |
| May 27, 2008 Pedro Martinez is slated to make a rehab start Wednesday night for Class-A St. Lucie, according to the AP. He'll then join the Mets rotation early next week if that start goes well. Pedro is coming back from a strained hamstring. |
| May 24, 2008 Pedro Martinez (hamstring) said that he is ready to pitch and that he in fact believes he will start this coming Wednesday against the Marlins, according to the New York Daily News. "I am totally ready," he said. |
| May 22, 2008 Pedro Martinez is not retiring at the end of this season (as was previously speculated), according to ESPN deportes. Martinez returned to the Dominican Republic to attend to his ailing father, but said, "I feel great physically and for the record I haven't considered retirement. Retirement would only take place if my arm is badly hurt and if I have to face surgery or something near that nature." He added that he wants to pitch two or three more seasons. His arm feels great, and he is throwing over the 90 MPH mark. |
| May 21, 2008 Pedro Martinez returned home to the Dominican Republic to be with his sick father, according to the AP. Martinez had planned to rejoin the Mets for a bullpen session Wednesday, but after arriving in Atlanta on Wednesday morning from Port St. Lucie, Florida, Martinez learned his father, Pablo Martinez, had experienced a medical setback. Martinez then left to be with his father, who has a form of brain cancer. |
| May 20, 2008 Pedro Martinez says he wants to return to the Mets' rotation by the start of next week, but Coach Willie Randolph stated to reporters that he doesn't expect Martinez back before the home series against the Dodgers that starts May 29, according to the NY Post. |
| May 20, 2008 Pedro Martinez may retire at the end of the 2008 season, according to ESPN.com. Martinez told the New York Daily News that he will mull retirement in the offseason so he can tend to his ailing 78-year-old father Pablo, who is battling a form of brain cancer. Padro said, "It's taking a toll on me and my family, my dad's situation. I haven't been there for them. I just realized that between last year and this year I haven't been there for my family, my parents. That'll probably drag me away from the game a little sooner than people expect. After this season, I'm going to go back home and think about it and I'm going to decide." |
| May 19, 2008 Pedro Martinez threw a simulated game on Monday tossing 77 pitches over 4.1 innings, according to the Associated Press. The next step is for Pedro to throw a bullpen session on either Wednesday or Thursday. |
| May 17, 2008 Pedro Martinez is expected to throw a simulated game on Monday in Port St. Lucie, according to the NY Daily News. He will be trying to get his pitching number up from the 55 he threw in Wednesday's simulation. GM Omar Minaya said, "We'll try to get to the 70-pitch mark." He is recovering from a strained left hamstring. |
| May 14, 2008 The New York Mets report RHP Pedro Martinez threw 55 pitches during a simulated game today in Florida, according to the Associated Press. |
| May 14, 2008 Pedro Martinez continues to knock off milestones toward his return, reports MLB.com, and Wednesday Pedro pitched in his first simulated game, facing hitters and fielding his position in Port St. Lucie, Fla. |
| May 13, 2008 As a follow-up to a previous story, Pedro Martinez will pitch in a simulated game on Wednesday against major league hitters, according to the AP. Martinez said, "Pitching and being great is not about talking. Its not talking that defines greatness. Greats are defined inside the white lines. Thats where you become great or you become whatever you are. As far as Port St. Lucie and rehab, Im nothing. Nothing counts. Its all wasted words. Its something that you just have to wait for it to heal. Now Im about to get back. Hopefully, it wont happen again." |
| May 13, 2008 Pedro Martinez is expected to pitch in an extended spring training game on Wednesday as he begins an every-five-days program, according to the NY Daily News. He is rehabbing from a strained left hamstring. Pedro said, "My arm is feeling great. My arm really hasn't given me any problems and now a hamstring. A hamstring, out of all cases a hamstring. Go figure." |
| May 13, 2008 Pedro Martinez is frustrated over his slow recovery from his strained left hamstring, according to FanNation.com. He is feeling dejected, but declined to state how healthy he'll be able to stay, or how effective he will be when he returns to action. Martinez said he believes there's no reason to say things like that right now because he thinks he basically needs to get back to the team, rather than proclaim what he'll do when he gets there. |
| May 9, 2008 Pedro Martinez threw nearly 60 pitches at New York's spring training complex in Florida on Friday, this according to the AP. The Mets still have no timetable for when the injured right-hander might return to the team. |
| May 7, 2008 Pedro Martinez will throw a side session on Friday as he attempts to return from his strained left hamstring, according to the AP. Until Pedro gets on the mound where he starts moving around, hes just doing his rehab, so theres nothing to report thats significant, manager Willie Randolph said. |
| May 4, 2008 Pedro Martinez is still limited to side sessions, but he may be able to face live hitters next week. "Each time he gets up there to see how it feels, they push it a little further," assistant general manager John Ricco tells MLB.com. Martinez is out due to a strained left hamstring. He will need to pitch to batters before going on a minor league rehab stint. |
| April 23, 2008 The Mets have set a rough timetable for Pedro Martinez to return to action, according to Newsday.com. Team orthopedist David Altchek examined his strained hamstring, and the prognosis is that he can return to the mound in 10 days to two weeks. But that's only for a bullpen session, and after missing so much time, it's likely that Martinez will need three more weeks before he can return to the Mets. GM John Ricco said, "He's progressing well. He's ahead of where we thought he'd be." |
| April 22, 2008 Pedro Martinez will travel to New York this week to be re-evaluated by team medical director Dr. David Altchek, according to MLB.com. He is nursing a left hamstring strain. |
| April 16, 2008 Pedro Martinez doesn't share the Mets view that he will be out for another month because of his injured hamstring, he thinks he will be back by the end of April, this according to ESPN. "We will give everyone the surprise of the month, I think, if things keep going well and there are no further delays," Martinez said. |
| April 15, 2008 The Mets have pushed back the return of Pedro Martinez, according to the NY Post. GM Omar Minaya stated that he expects a strained left hamstring to sideline Martinez until at least the middle of May, and possibly into June. The team originally said Martinez would miss 4-to-6 weeks after hearing a pop in the hamstring on April 1, just four innings into his season debut, the Mets' second game. Minaya added, " We're definitely going to be more conservative with him. With hamstrings, you just never know. We've got to be careful." |
| April 2, 2008 Pedro Martinez could be sidelined up to 4-6 weeks with his hamstring strain, this according to a report on Newsday. Pedro has been placed on the DL so we will await word of how long he will be sidelined, but it appears that you shouldn't be counting on Pedro offering anything for at least the rest of the month and possibly well into May. The Mets will now have to hope that Mike Pelfrey can come through as Orlando Hernandez is still working his way back into shape. |
| April 1, 2008 Pedro Martinez will fly back to New York Wednesday for an MRI exam on his injured left hamstring, according to the AP. Pedro suffered the injury in the fourth inning of Tuesday's outing. Manager Willie Randlolph said the team would make a quick decision if it needed to fill Martinez's spot on the roster. It's purely speculation at this point, but we're betting Pedro needs a DL stint. Be prepared to find a fill-in. |
| April 1, 2008 Pedro Martinez left Tuesday's game in the bottom of the fourth inning with what appeared to be a left hamstring injury, according to Sports Network. He was faring poorly before exiting, allowing four runs on four hits and a walk in 3 1/3 innings. We'll update you on Pedro's status when more is known. |
| March 22, 2008 Pedro Martinez announced he was pain-free after Friday's start in which he gave up two runs and five hits in five innings of work. The Mets brought their opening day lineup and the lumber in a 8-2 win over the Nationals. Martinez told the media after the game he was ready for the regular season and he looked forward to following Johan Santana in the rotation. |
| March 21, 2008 Pedro Martinez looked sharp on Friday as he struck out four batters while allowing two runs in five innings for the Mets, this according the the New York Daily News. "I want spring training to be over, just to know that I made it through and Im going with the team and not have anything to worry about. Pedro has slipped in some drafts because of his balky shoulder, but if he can remain remotely healthy there is every reason to believe he can be an effective starter even if the days of his dominance are a thing of the past. |
| March 16, 2008 Pedro Martinez made his spring debut Sunday against the Tigers. He struggled a bit, but ended up working four scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out four. "It was the first time I had to execute," Martinez said, according to MLB.com. "They were patient, and I got myself in trouble. But I got to work out of the stretch then." Pedro's been brought along slowly this spring but remains on target for the start of the season. |
| March 11, 2008 Pedro Martinez threw about 59 pitches in a simulated game on Tuesday and reportedly did fine, according to Metsblog.com. He faced three minor leaguers as well as Carlos Beltran, who went 1-for-5 against Martinez. His fastball was notably up to 87-mph and he is still on pace to start his first spring game on Sunday. |
| March 11, 2008 Pedro Martinez is reportedly looking for a new three year contract, according to MLBtraderumors.com. Martinez is 36 years old and could pitch well in 2008 but a three year deal will be hard for the Mets to agree to. |
| March 6, 2008 Pedro Martinez had his first appearance pushed back after heavy rains canceled the Mets game on Thursday, this according to MLB.com. Normally Pedro would just be asked to pitch on Friday, but to avoid the 115 mile trip on Friday for the actual game, he will just throw a simulated game instead. Pedro is on track to be the Mets second starter this year behind Johan Santana and he hasn't experienced any troubles with his shoulder so far this year which is a great sign. |
| February 26, 2008 Pedro Martinez will not approach the Mets about a contract extension, but he's willing to talk if the Mets approach him. The veteran said that he understands the team probably wants to see him pitch well and stay healthy this year before offering him a new deal, according to MLB.com. Pedro held a 2.57 ERA in five starts last year after coming back from rotator cuff surgery. He was excused from Monday's workout to undergo medical tests. Although he wouldn't divulge what the tests were for, he did say the results came back negative. |
| February 17, 2008 Pedro Martinez felt so good with his normal throwing on flat ground that he ended up with an unscheduled bullpen session, supervised by pitching coach Rick Peterson, in which he threw 30 pitches according to a report by the AP. Martinez said he felt "...really, really, really good." Pedro is looking to stabilize a Mets rotation that often struggled without him last season. Though limited to just 28 innings last season Pedro still fanned 32 batters while walking only seven, so it appears that only ill health will preclude another solid season on the hill. |
| February 8, 2008 A video of Pedro Martinez and Hall of Famer Juan Marichal at a cockfight in the Dominican Republic appeared on YouTube last week. "I understand that people are upset. This is part of our Dominican culture and is legal in the Dominican Republic," Martinez said in a statement. "I was invited by my idol Juan Marichal to attend the event as a spectator, not as a participant." Cockfighting is illegal in 48 states in this country, and Louisiana will make it illegal by August. It will be interesting to see how MLB handles this, because even though cockfighting is legal in the Dominican Republic, this will be a P.R. mess for both baseball and Pedro. |