Ramón Martínez (pitcher)

Infobox MLB retired
name=Ramón Martínez
position=Pitcher
bats=Switch
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1968|3|22
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
debutdate=August 13
debutyear=by|1988
debutteam=Los Angeles Dodgers
finaldate=May 1
finalyear=by|2001
finalteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
stat1label=Win-Loss record
stat1value=135-88
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=3.67
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=1,427
teams=
* Los Angeles Dodgers (by|1988-by|1998)
* Boston Red Sox (by|1999-by|2000)
* Pittsburgh Pirates (by|2001)
highlights=
* All-Star selection (1990)
* Pitched no-hitter on July 14, 1995

Ramón Jaime Martínez (b. March 22, 1968 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball. He won 135 games over a 13-year career, mostly with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Career

Martínez was the youngest player in the league when he made his Major League debut in by|1988. He had a breakout season in by|1990, when he won 20 games, struck out 18 batters in a game (on June 4), was selected an All-Star, and finished second in strikeouts as well as in the Cy Young Award balloting. He remained a solid pitcher for several years, throwing a no-hitter against the Florida Marlins on July 14, 1995.

The Dodgers did not renew his contract after by|1998, and he signed with the Boston Red Sox. After two years with the Red Sox, he signed again with the Dodgers, but they released him at the end of spring training. He played briefly with the Pittsburgh Pirates before retiring.

Family

While he was starting for the Dodgers, Ramón repeatedly asserted that his brother Pedro Martínez was an even better pitcher than he was. Nevertheless, Dodgers management thought Pedro was too small to be successful and traded him away. Pedro Martínez went on to become one of the greatest pitchers of his generation with the Expos, Red Sox, and Mets. Ramón and Pedro were eventually reunited as teammates during Ramón's two years with the Red Sox.

ee also

* List of pitchers who have struck out 18 or more batters in a nine-inning MLB game
* List of Major League Baseball no-hitters

External links

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