What is Pedro Martinez?
[[File:Pedro Martínez on September 8, 2009.jpg|thumb|Pedro Martinez pitching for the Phillies|alt=]] '''Pedro Jaime Abreu Martínez''', known as '''Pedro Martínez''' (born October 25, 1971), is a [[Dominican Republic|Dominican]] [[Pitcher (baseball)|pitcher]] who played for five [[Major League Baseball]] teams from 1992 to 2008—the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], [[Montreal Expos]], [[Boston Red Sox]], [[New York Mets]], and [[Philadelphia Phillies]]. Martínez is one of 18 pitchers in MLB history with 3,000 career strikeouts, was named to eight [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] rosters, won the [[Cy Young Award]] as the top pitcher in the [[National League]] once and the [[American League]] twice, and helped the Red Sox to a [[World Series]] victory in 2004, the team's first since 1918. Martínez was elected to the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame]] in 2015, the first year in which he could be elected. He is also notable for having pushed aside New York Yankees bench coach Don Zimmer during a baseball brawl. {{sports-bio-stub}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Pedro}} [[Category:1971 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Dominican Republic baseball players]]