Washington Times · Apr 16, 2018
Martinez faces first-place Mets in return to hometown
Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez (4) in the dugout during a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park, Tuesday, April 10, 2018 in Washington. Nationals won 4-1.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Dave Martinez got an early introduction to baseball from his father, who was born in Puerto Rico and then moved to New York City with his family.
Martinez, 53, the first-year Nationals manager, saw his first Major League game at old Yankee Stadium as a young boy.
“I can remember Oscar Gamble and Bobby Murcer, and all those guys,” recalls Martinez, naming two former outfielders who both played with the Yankees in the 1970s and 1980s.