神右要宣布退休了!!!!
Pedro Martinez, who put together one of the best four-year stretches as a
starter in Major League history, has told MLB.com he's soon planning to
officially announce his official retirement.
Martinez, 40, last pitched in the Majors in 2009 with the Phillies, making
nine starts.
"I'm going to [officially announce it], I'm going to do it, but I want to
throw a party too," Martinez said. "I want to make it part of every place
that I'm going to be remembered and loved by the fans."
Martinez told MLB.com the itch is still there to play, but he's enjoying his
home life too much.
"I wouldn't say I wouldn't [play again] in any situation, but I find it very
difficult for me to come back," Martinez said. "Now I have tasted the normal
life, life as a family member, being a family man, being a father. You know
what? I like it, honestly. I do miss some of the things in baseball, but not
all of it. I think right now my family's my priority."
Martinez pitched 18 seasons in the Majors for the Dodgers, Expos, Red Sox,
Mets and Phillies, posting a career record of 219-100 with a 2.93 ERA.
Martinez was an eight-time All-Star and three-time Cy Young Award winner,
winning the National League honor in 1997 with the Expos and taking home the
American League hardware in 1999 and 2000 with the Red Sox.
Martinez was the game's most dominant hurlers around the turn of the century,
winning those three Cy Young Awards and also finishing second in 1998. He
averaged a 19-6 record and 2.16 ERA per season from 1997-2000.
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