The transformation of Pedro Martinez — from ferocious competitor to baseball sage — is now complete. In the last few months, Martinez, the former star pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and four other teams, has analyzed the postseason for TBS, been elected to the Hall of Fame on his first try, joined MLB Network and, this week, become an author. The intellect behind the fire is on regular display.
“A lot of people, when they saw me competing, they never saw the human being behind it,” Martinez said in a recent interview. “I’m totally different than they think, and I don’t know if they took the time to notice that I was totally different when I wasn’t pitching.