Ramon Martinez
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Ramón Jaime Martez (born March 22, 1968) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher.
He played 135 games in his 13-year career, mainly with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
He is the older brother of Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martnez and is now a senior advisor in Latin America for the Baltimore Orioles.
Baseball career
Martnez was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent on September 1, 1984, and he was the youngest player in the National League when he made his major league debut against the San Francisco Giants on August 13, 1988. In a game the Dodgers eventually won in 11 innings, he allowed only one run on four hits in 7-223 innings. He won his first match against the Montreal Expos on August 29 for his first career victory. With the 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers, he claimed his first and only World Series ring that season.
He had a breakout season in 1990, when he won 20 games, struck out 18 batters in a game (on June 4), was named an All-Star, led the major leagues with 12 complete games, and finished second in strikeouts as well as in the Cy Young Award balloting. He was a good pitcher for many years, winning 17 games in 1991 and 1995. Martnez no-hit the Florida Marlins 7-0 at Dodger Stadium on July 14th of this year. The only thing that kept him from a perfect game was a walk to Tommy Gregg in the 8th inning, who had two outs.
Martnez suffered with a torn rotator cuff and torn cartilage, which was surgically repaired on June 30 early in the 1998 season. After 1998, the Dodgers did not have a $5.6 million option and signed with the Boston Red Sox, he did not pick up a $5.6 million contract.
He was 123-77 with a 3.45 ERA and 1,314 strikeouts in 11 seasons with the Dodgers, and was the team's opening day starter five times.
Ramón debuted in the 1999 minor leagues for rehabilitation. He was called up by the Red Sox in August to pitch again alongside brother Pedro, who had four starts for a 3-1 record with an ERA of 3.05. Martinez's 2000 was less popular, with a record of 10-8 and a 6.03 ERA, and his option for 2001 was not chosen by the Red Sox.
He signed with the Dodgers again after two years with the Red Sox, but they cut him off early in spring training. He was a footballer for a brief time in 2001 before retiring.