Martínez was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent on September 1, 1984, and was the youngest player in the National League when he made his major league debut on August 13, 1988, against the San Francisco Giants. He allowed only one run on four hits in 7+2⁄3 innings in a game the Dodgers eventually won in 11 innings.[1] He got his first career win on August 29 against the Montreal Expos. That season, he won his first and only World Series ring with the 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers.
He had a breakout season in 1990, when he won 20 games, struck out 18 batters in a game (on June 4), was selected 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 remained a solid pitcher for several years, winning 17 games in 1991 and 1995. On July 14 of the latter year, Martínez no-hit the Florida Marlins 7-0 at Dodger Stadium. In his no-hitter, the only thing that kept him from a perfect game was a walk to Tommy Gregg with two outs in the 8th inning.
Early in the 1998 season, Martínez suffered a torn rotator cuff and torn cartilage, which was surgically repaired on June 30. The Dodgers did not pick up a $5.6 million option after 1998 and he signed with the Boston Red Sox.
In 11 seasons with the Dodgers, he was 123-77 with a 3.45 ERA and 1,314 strikeouts and was the team's opening day starter five times.
Later career
Ramón started the 1999 season in the minor leagues for rehabilitation. He was called up by the Red Sox in August, to pitch again alongside brother Pedro, making four starts for a 3-1 record with an ERA of 3.05. Martinez was less successful in 2000, with a record of 10-8 and a 6.03 ERA, and his option for 2001 was not picked up by the Red Sox.
After his 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 in 2001 before retiring.
Family
Ramón has three brothers, Pedro, Nelson and Jesus.
While he was a starter for the Dodgers, Ramón repeatedly asserted that Pedro was an even better pitcher than he was. Nevertheless, Dodgers management thought Pedro was too small to be successful and traded him away. Pedro went on to win three Cy Young Awards with the Expos and Red Sox, and was a first-ballot inductee to the Hall of Fame in 2015. Ramón and Pedro were eventually reunited as teammates during Ramón's two years with the Red Sox.[2]
His youngest brother, Jesus, also played professional baseball in the Dodgers farm system. He was briefly called up to the Majors in September 1996 but never got into a game.[3]
ramón, martínez, pitcher, ramón, jaime, martínez, born, march, 1968, former, pitcher, major, league, baseball, games, over, year, career, mostly, with, angeles, dodgers, older, brother, hall, fame, pitcher, pedro, martínez, currently, senior, advisor, latin, a. Ramon Jaime Martinez born March 22 1968 is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball He won 135 games over a 13 year career mostly with the Los Angeles Dodgers He is the older brother of Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez and is currently a senior advisor in Latin America for the Baltimore Orioles Ramon MartinezMartinez in 1988PitcherBorn 1968 03 22 March 22 1968 age 55 Santo Domingo Dominican RepublicBatted SwitchThrew RightMLB debutAugust 13 1988 for the Los Angeles DodgersLast MLB appearanceMay 1 2001 for the Pittsburgh PiratesMLB statisticsWin loss record135 88Earned run average3 67Strikeouts1 427TeamsLos Angeles Dodgers 1988 1998 Boston Red Sox 1999 2000 Pittsburgh Pirates 2001 Career highlights and awardsAll Star 1990 Pitched no hitter on July 14 1995 Contents 1 Baseball career 1 1 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 2 Later career 2 Family 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBaseball career EditLos Angeles Dodgers Edit Martinez was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent on September 1 1984 and was the youngest player in the National League when he made his major league debut on August 13 1988 against the San Francisco Giants He allowed only one run on four hits in 7 2 3 innings in a game the Dodgers eventually won in 11 innings 1 He got his first career win on August 29 against the Montreal Expos That season he won his first and only World Series ring with the 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers He had a breakout season in 1990 when he won 20 games struck out 18 batters in a game on June 4 was selected 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 remained a solid pitcher for several years winning 17 games in 1991 and 1995 On July 14 of the latter year Martinez no hit the Florida Marlins 7 0 at Dodger Stadium In his no hitter the only thing that kept him from a perfect game was a walk to Tommy Gregg with two outs in the 8th inning Early in the 1998 season Martinez suffered a torn rotator cuff and torn cartilage which was surgically repaired on June 30 The Dodgers did not pick up a 5 6 million option after 1998 and he signed with the Boston Red Sox In 11 seasons with the Dodgers he was 123 77 with a 3 45 ERA and 1 314 strikeouts and was the team s opening day starter five times Later career Edit Ramon started the 1999 season in the minor leagues for rehabilitation He was called up by the Red Sox in August to pitch again alongside brother Pedro making four starts for a 3 1 record with an ERA of 3 05 Martinez was less successful in 2000 with a record of 10 8 and a 6 03 ERA and his option for 2001 was not picked up by the Red Sox After his 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 in 2001 before retiring Family EditRamon has three brothers Pedro Nelson and Jesus While he was a starter for the Dodgers Ramon repeatedly asserted that Pedro was an even better pitcher than he was Nevertheless Dodgers management thought Pedro was too small to be successful and traded him away Pedro went on to win three Cy Young Awards with the Expos and Red Sox and was a first ballot inductee to the Hall of Fame in 2015 Ramon and Pedro were eventually reunited as teammates during Ramon s two years with the Red Sox 2 His youngest brother Jesus also played professional baseball in the Dodgers farm system He was briefly called up to the Majors in September 1996 but never got into a game 3 See also Edit Baseball portalList of Major League Baseball single game strikeout leaders List of Major League Baseball no hittersReferences Edit August 13 1988 Dodgers vs Giants box score SI Sports Siblings Jesus Martinez stats at baseball referenceExternal links EditCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or RetrosheetSporting positionsPreceded byTim BelcherOrel Hershiser Los Angeles Dodgers Opening Day Starting pitcher19921995 1998 Succeeded byOrel HershiserKevin BrownPreceded byKenny Rogers No hitter pitcherJuly 14 1995 Succeeded byAl LeiterHonorary titlesPreceded byGregg Jefferies Youngest Player in theNational League1988 Succeeded byRosario Rodriguez Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ramon Martinez pitcher amp oldid 1153761994, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
