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Pedro Martinez Calls Mike Fiers 'Bad Teammate' for Handling of Astros Scandal

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Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez is the latest to speak against Oakland Athletics pitcher Mike Fiers, who sparked an MLB investigation by telling The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich in Nov. 2019 that the Houston Astros illegally stole opponents' signs during their 2017 World Series run.

"If he was to do it when he was playing for the Houston Astros I would say Mike Fiers has guts," Martinez told WEEI Radio at the Boston Red Sox's Winter Weekend. "But to go and do it after you leave the Houston Astros because they don’t have you anymore, that doesn’t show me anything.