Born October 25, 1971, in Manoguayabo, Dominican Republic, was Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher, Pedro Martínez. This legend was an eight-time MLB All-Star, helped the Red Sox win the World Series 2004. Also to his credit are the Cy Young Award 1997, 99, 2000 and the Triple Crown 1999. Martinez played with the Montreal Expos and the Boston Red Sox.
Sports History
Pedro MartinezThe Dominican Cyclone
Martinez's journey began rough. Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers, he bounced around teams before finding his true home with the Montreal Expos in 1994. It was there he started to unveil his arsenal: a mesmerizing four-seam fastball that kissed triple digits, a vicious cutter that made bats hum, and a mesmerizing changeup that left hitters frozen in disbelief.
In 1997, Martinez landed with the Boston Red Sox. This marked the beginning of his legendary chapter. He transformed into "El Grande," a three-headed monster on the mound. He won three Cy Young Awards in four years (1997, 1999, 2000), leading the league in ERA five times and strikeouts three times. His 1999 season was a masterclass: a 23-4 record, a microscopic 2.07 ERA, and a staggering 313 strikeouts. He was simply unhittable.
Pedro Martinez
This legend was an eight-time MLB All-Star, helped the Red Sox win the World Series in 2004. Also to his credit are the Cy Young Award 1997, 99, 2000, and the Triple Crown 1999.
Martinez played with the Montreal Expos and the Boston Red Sox.
May 20 Numbers
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Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 6 - 5 - 32 May 20, 1941 - Chicago White Sox, Taft Wright, Number 6 set an AL record of RBIs in 13 consecutive games...
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May 19 Numbers
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Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 8 - 6 - 30 May 19, 1942 - Boston Braves outfielder Paul Waner, Number 8 became the third player in NL history at the tim...
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May 18 Numbers
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Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 3 - 7 - 16 May 18, 1897 - Early MLB star of the New York Giants, Bill Joyce established a record of 4 triples in 1 ...
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May 17 Numbers
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Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 44 - 36 May 17, 1925 - Cleveland Indians centerfielder Tris Speaker reached his 3,000th hit in his MLB career. In 1...
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May 16 Numbers
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Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 5 - 9 - 22 May 16, 1927 - New York Yankee outfielder, Bob Meusel, wearing Number 5 stole 2nd base, 3rd base and&nbs...
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May 15 Numbers
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Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. May 15, 1912 - Detroit Tigers star slugger Ty Cobb, let's an obnoxious fan get to him and the player leaped the rail...
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