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Pedro Martinez is a baseball player, born on October 25, 1971 in Manoguayabo, Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic. That puts Pedro Martinez at 54 years old in 2026. Education on record includes Ohio Dominican University. Recorded honors include Cy Young Award (1997), Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame (2018) and Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame (2014). The listed height is 180 cm.
My Take
Honestly, Pedro Martinez might be the most purely dominant pitcher I've ever watched. This guy came out of a tiny town in the Dominican Republic and, at barely 180 cm, made the best hitters in baseball look completely overmatched — not through sheer size but through a devastating changeup, pinpoint command, and a competitive fire that was almost scary to watch from the stands. The late-1990s and early 2000s run he put together, especially those years in Boston, was genuinely historic: a stretch of ERA and strikeout numbers that statisticians still pull out to settle arguments. Three Cy Young Awards, a Baseball Hall of Fame induction in 2015, and a World Series ring in 2004 — the resume speaks for itself, but the highlight reels really don't do justice to how utterly unfair he was to face on any given night.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Pedro Martinez
- Name (Japanese)
- ペドロ・マルティネス
- Reading
- ぺどろ・まるてぃねす
- Born
- October 25, 1971 (age 54)
- Origin
- Manoguayabo, Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic
- Height
- 180 cm
- Occupation
- baseball player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Boar
2. Background
- University
- Ohio Dominican University
Awards & achievements
- 1997 Cy Young Award
- 2018 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
- 2014 Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
3. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/45pedromartinez/
- Xhttps://x.com/45PedroMartinez
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro%20Mart%C3%ADnez
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9A%E3%83%89%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%8D%E3%82%B9
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q726918
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Pedro Martinez born?
Born October 25, 1971 (age 54).
Where is Pedro Martinez from?
Pedro Martinez is from Manoguayabo, Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic.
What does Pedro Martinez do?
Pedro Martinez works as baseball player.
How tall is Pedro Martinez?
Pedro Martinez is 180 cm.
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