Pedro Martinez to wear Red Sox cap on Hall of Fame plaque
Three-time Cy Young winner Pedro Martinez will be inducted into Cooperstown as a member of the Boston Red Sox.
The Hall of Fame announced Martinez's plaque will feature a Red Sox logo, while Craig Biggio and John Smoltz are set to go in as Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves, respectively.
Thursday's announcement hardly comes as a surprise about any of the players, with all three having built their Hall of Fame careers in the selected cities. It was previously revealed that Randy Johnson, who performed to All-Star results in both Arizona and Seattle, will wear a Diamondbacks hat in Cooperstown.
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Martinez established himself among the league's premier pitchers during his four seasons with the Montreal Expos, but elevated his game even further after getting traded to Boston in 1997.
The Dominican right-hander was dominant during seven seasons in Boston, compiling a 2.52 ERA with 22 complete games and 10.9 K/9 rate. Martinez won two of his three Cy Youngs with the Red Sox, punctuated by a historic 1999 campaign that saw him lead the league in wins (23), ERA (2.07), WHIP (0.92), and strikeouts (313).
Martinez, who began his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers, also enjoyed a four-year run with the New York Mets before finishing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2009.
"I cannot be any prouder to take Red Sox Nation to the Hall of Fame with the logo on my plaque," Martinez said.
There was even less logo debate regarding Smoltz and Biggio.
Smoltz spent 20 of his 22 seasons in Atlanta, leading the league in strikeouts twice and winning the Cy Young Award in 1996. The right-hander's run with the Braves also included three-plus successful years as closer, saving 154 games from 2001-04. He finished his career with one-year stops in Boston and St. Louis.
Biggio, meanwhile, remained with the Astros for his entire 20-year career, earning seven All-Star selections and four Gold Gloves along the way. The second baseman ranks 21st all-time with 3,060 hits.