Brother of
Ramon Martinez ... Brother of
Jesus Martinez ... Subject of Chapter 64 of the book
The Baseball 100 by Joe Posnarski
[1998] Opening day starter for the Boston Red Sox
[1999] Opening day starter for the Boston Red Sox
[2000] Opening day starter for the Boston Red Sox
[2001] Opening day starter for the Boston Red Sox
[2002] Opening day starter for the Boston Red Sox
[2003] Opening day starter for the Boston Red Sox
[2004] Opening day starter for the Boston Red Sox ... World Series Champion with Boston Red Sox
[2005] Opening day starter for the New York Mets
[2009] Played for Dominican Republic in World Baseball Classic
[2014] Inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
[2015] Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame (Baseball Writers) ... His #45 was retired by the Red Sox on July 28,2015
