Editing Pedro Martínez (section)

===Philadelphia Phillies===
[[File:Pedro Martínez Clearwater Threshers.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Martínez with [[Clearwater Threshers]] on July 26, 2009]]
A free agent, Martínez did not sign with a major league team during the winter. In March, he joined the Dominican Republic's squad for the [[2009 World Baseball Classic]], in an attempt to showcase his arm. Martínez pitched six scoreless innings with 6 strikeouts and no walks, but the team was quickly eliminated from the tournament and no MLB contract was forthcoming. In July 2009, Phillies scouts evaluated Martínez in two simulated games against the [[Dominican Summer Phillies|Phillies DSL team]], leading to a one-year, $1-million contract.<ref>[http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090714&content_id=5875102&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Pedro signs one-year deal with Phillies]. Mlb.mlb.com. Retrieved on December 21, 2013.</ref> Martínez told reporters, "I would just like to be the backup. If I could be the backup, that would be a great thing to have—a healthy Pedro behind everybody else, in case something happens. That would be a great feeling to have on a team, eh?"<ref>[https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=4338734 Pedro Martinez throws first bullpen session since joining Philadelphia Phillies – ESPN]. Sports.espn.go.com (July 18, 2009). Retrieved on December 21, 2013.</ref>

[[File:Pedro Martínez on September 8, 2009.jpg|thumb|Martínez pitching during his brief stint with the Phillies in 2009]]
Replacing [[Jamie Moyer]] as a starter in the Phillies rotation on August 12, Martínez won his 2009 debut. In his return to New York on August 23, Martínez's win against the Mets was preserved by a rare [[unassisted triple play]] by second baseman [[Eric Bruntlett]] in the bottom of the ninth inning. With his win on September 3—his third as a Philadelphia Phillie and his 100th as a National Leaguer—Martínez became the 10th pitcher in history to win at least 100 games in each league.<ref>[http://www.sabr.org/cmsFiles/Files/SABR-BRC-2005-06.pdf Society For American Baseball Research Baseball Records Committee] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712084243/http://www.sabr.org/cmsFiles/Files/SABR-BRC-2005-06.pdf |date=July 12, 2010 }}. (PDF) . Retrieved on December 21, 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/martipe02.shtml|title=Pedro Martinez Statistics and History|website=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=July 22, 2010}}</ref> On September 13, Martínez pitched eight innings to beat the Mets again, by a final score of 1–0. His 130 pitches were the most he had thrown in a game since the ALDS in October 2003. Philadelphia won each of Martínez's first seven starts, the first time in franchise history that this had occurred with any debuting Phillies pitcher.<ref>{{cite web|author=ESPN.com |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/notebook?page=bbtn/090913|title=Baseball Tonight Clubhouse: Rockies search for wins, not respect|publisher=ESPN|date=September 13, 2009|access-date=July 22, 2010}}</ref> In the [[2009 NLCS|NLCS]] against the Los Angeles Dodgers, he pitched seven shutout innings while allowing just two hits, but the Philadelphia bullpen faltered in the following inning, costing Martínez the win.

Intense media interest preceded Martínez's "return to Yankee Stadium" in Game 2 of the World Series. At the pre-game press conference, he seemed to relish the attention, telling reporters, "When you have 60,000 people chanting your name, waiting for you to throw the ball, you have to consider yourself someone special, someone that really has a purpose out there."<ref>{{cite web|last=Silverman|first=Mike |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2009/10/29/influential-pedro-martinez-holds-court/|title='Influential' Pedro Martinez holds court|work=Boston Herald|date=October 29, 2009|access-date=June 19, 2023}}</ref> Martínez pitched effectively in his second-ever World Series start, but left the game in the 7th inning trailing, 2–1, and wound up taking the loss. Before his second start of the Series, Martínez called himself and opposing pitcher [[Andy Pettitte]] "old goats", and acknowledged that Red Sox fans were rooting for him: "I know that they don't like the Yankees to win, not even in Nintendo games."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2009/11/03/pedro-i-consider-myself-a-bostonian/|title=Pedro: 'I consider myself a Bostonian'|publisher=WEEI.com|date=November 3, 2009|access-date=July 22, 2010}}</ref> However, Martínez allowed four runs in four innings, falling to 0–2 as the Phillies lost the sixth game and the 2009 World Series to the New York Yankees.

Following the Series, Martínez announced that he had no intention of retiring,<ref>Morosi, Jon Paul. [http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/10381194/Pedro-'absolutely'-intends-to-pitch-entire-'10-season Pedro 'absolutely' intends to pitch entire '10 season] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091119074430/http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/10381194/Pedro-'absolutely'-intends-to-pitch-entire-'10-season |date=November 19, 2009 }}, [[FOX Sports]]. Published November 16, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2009.</ref> but the 2010 season came and went without his signing with a team. Media reports surfaced that the Phillies had been discussing a deal to bring Martínez back for another half-season,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=5292668|title=Philadelphia Phillies speak to Pedro Martinez about possible comeback|publisher=ESPN|date=June 16, 2010|access-date=July 22, 2010}}</ref> but Martínez's agent announced in July that he would not be pitching at all in 2010, while remaining interested in a 2011 return.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=5399191&campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines|title=Agent: Pedro Martinez will not pitch in 2010, not retiring|publisher=ESPN|date=January 1, 2008|access-date=July 22, 2010}}</ref> In December 2010, Martínez told a reporter for ''El Día'' "I'm realizing what it is to be a normal person. ... It's most likely that I don't return to active baseball ... but honestly I don't know if I'll definitively announce my retirement."<ref>Nicholson, Ben. (December 15, 2010) [http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/12/phillies-asked-about-pedro-martinez.html Pedro Martinez Is "Most Likely" Finished: MLB Rumors]. MLBTradeRumors.com. Retrieved on December 21, 2013.</ref> The pitcher received some initial inquiries during the winter, but did not sign with any team for 2011. On December 4, 2011, he officially announced his retirement.

In December 2009, ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' named Martínez as one of the five pitchers in the starting rotation of its [[List of 2009 all-decade Sports Illustrated awards and honors#MLB All-Decade Team|MLB All-Decade Team]]. In February 2011, the [[Smithsonian]]'s [[National Portrait Gallery (United States)|National Portrait Gallery]] announced that it had acquired an oil painting of Martínez for its collection.<ref>[http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/national-portrait-gallery-presents-portrait-pedro-martinez National Portrait Gallery Presents Portrait of Pedro Martinez]. Newsdesk.si.edu (March 29, 2011). Retrieved on December 21, 2013.</ref>