Martinez is eager to repay the Mets
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The once-fanciful concept of Pedro Martinez as a Met moved closer to reality yesterday, as the free-agent right-hander confirmed that he would be leaving the Boston Red Sox to sign with the Mets.
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As the Mets continued waiting for a counterproposal from the three-time Cy Young award winner Pedro MartÃ­nez yesterday, it became obvious that they may need more than money to lure him.
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New York Yankees manager Joe Torre would love to have Pedro Martinez in his rotation &#151; just as he'd love to have any great starting pitcher.
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Pedro Martinez is one of the top free agents this offseason, but his scenario is one where the veteran right-hander&#39;s value to the Red Sox is higher than it is to any other team, and in turn
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Pedro Martinez plans to arrive at his first spring training with New York Mets on the voluntary reporting date.
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Martinez passes his physical, and the Mets finalize their $53 million, four-year contract with the pitcher.
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Mets general manager Omar Minaya followed up his Thanksgiving dinner with Pedro Martinez by inviting him to lunch Sunday in the Dominican Republic, and by the time that meal
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Pedro Martinez asked Daddy for money yesterday. The free agent righty had a surprise meeting with George Steinbrenner and his Tampa posse of executives at Legends Field.
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Pedro Martinez could be back on the mound for the Boston Red Sox sooner than the New York Yankees expected. After throwing 113 pitches in a 3-1 loss in Game 2 on Wednesday night, Martinez said he&#39;d be willing
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Pedro Martinez formalized a &#36;53 million, four-year contract with the New York Mets on Thursday and embraced the idea of helping rebuild a team that has fallen on hard times.
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The Mets stayed well under the radar for a good while with their stealth pursuit of Pedro Martinez, and it looks like they will try to take that approach again.
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Pedro Martinez waves as he dons his new New York Mets jersey and cap during a news conference at V Centennary Hotel in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Friday, Dec. 17, 2004.
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ANAHEIM - For the better part of a month, Pedro Martinez used the New York Mets to try to wring a better contract out of the Boston Red Sox.
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Even as Pedro Martinez waited to hear whether his free agent outreach to the Yankees would produce a formal offer from the Pinstripers, some of his teammates struggled to shake the image of Martinez making nice with their archrivals.
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Pedro Martinez , welcome to New York. Martinez passed his physical yesterday, and the Mets finalized their $53 million, four-year contract with the pitcher they hope will take them to the postseason.
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Odalis Perez, a free agent pitcher reportedly being pursued by the Mariners, is interested in talking with New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya.
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Pedro Martinez confirmed Tuesday that he has agreed to the Mets&#39; contract offer. Now, the question is how much Martinez has left to offer the Mets.