Editing Pedro Martínez (section)

===Montreal Expos===
It was with the Expos that Martínez developed into one of the top pitchers in baseball. Despite possessing a live fastball, he had difficulty maintaining control. It was during a [[bullpen]] session that manager [[Felipe Alou]] encouraged him to modify his primary grip on the fastball from two-seam to four-seam. The transformation was dramatic: the fastball − already among the fastest in the game − now was thrown with near-impeccable control and break that routinely overwhelmed hitters. On April 13, 1994, Martínez took a perfect game through {{fraction|7|1|3}} innings until throwing a [[brushback pitch]] at [[Reggie Sanders]] that led Sanders to immediately charge the mound, starting a bench-clearing brawl. Martínez ended up with a no-decision in the game, which the Expos eventually won 3–2.

On June 3, 1995, Martínez pitched nine perfect innings in a game against the [[1995 San Diego Padres season|San Diego Padres]], before giving up a hit in the bottom of the 10th inning. He was immediately removed from the game, and was the winning pitcher in Montreal's 1–0 victory. [See ''[[#Memorable games|Memorable Games]]'']

In 1996, during a game against the [[Philadelphia Phillies]], [[Mike Williams (baseball)|Mike Williams]] attempted to hit Martínez with retaliatory pitches for an earlier hit batter but failed with two consecutive attempts. After the second attempt, Martínez charged the mound, and started a bench-clearing fight.

In 1997, Martínez posted a 17–8 record for the [[1997 Montreal Expos season|Expos]], and led the league in half a dozen pitching categories, including a 1.90 [[Earned run average|ERA]], 305 [[strikeout]]s and 13 [[complete game]]s pitched, while becoming the only Expo ever to win the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] [[Cy Young Award]]. The 13 complete games were tied for the second-highest single-season total in the modern era of baseball since Martínez's career began ([[Curt Schilling]] had 15 in 1998; [[Chuck Finley]] and [[Jack McDowell]] also reached 13 in a year). However, this 1997 total is by far the highest in Martínez's career, as he only completed more than five games in one other season (seven, in 2000). Martínez was the first right-handed pitcher to reach 300 [[strikeouts]] with an ERA under 2.00 since [[Walter Johnson]] in 1912.