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Pedro Martinez Facts
His first start came with the Dodgers in relief on September 24, 1992
His rookie season was 1993, he was used in relief
Traded to the Montreal Expos straight up for Delino DeShields
Pedro Martinez has thrown 9 perfect innings in a game, but lost it in the 10th inning while with the Expos
Pedro faced his brother Ramon once, on August 29, 1996
Martinez holds both the Expos and Red Sox single season strikeout record
Pedro won his first start as a Red Sock
Started the 1999 All-Star game
Pedro was MVP of the '99 All-Star game, striking out 5 of 6 men he faced, including Barry Larkin, Larry Walker, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, and Jeff Bagwell. All are possible Hall of Famers
Pedro struck out 17 Yankees in one game, a record against the Yankees
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