2022 Topps Diamond Greats Die Cut card of Red Sox legend Pedro Martinez! This card was inserted randomly into packs of 2022 Topps Baseball Series 1.
- Die-cut insert card
- Part of a set of 25 players
- Randomly inserted into packs of 2022 Topps Series 1 Baseball
Player Biography
Pedro Martinez won three Cy Young Awards (1997, 1999-2000) and five earned-run average titles en route to becoming the second native of the Dominican Republic to be elected to the Hall of Fame. With a blazing fastball and knee-buckling change-up, Martinez led his league in strikeouts three times, earning eight All-Star Game selections. In seven seasons with the Red Sox, Martinez was 117-37 with a 2.52 ERA, helping Boston end an 86-year drought by winning Game 3 of the 2004 World Series that the Red Sox went on to sweep. He is the only pitcher in history with at least 3,000 strikeouts (3,154) with fewer than 3,000 innings pitched (2,827.1).
2022 Topps Diamond Greats Die Cut card of Red Sox legend Pedro Martinez! This card was inserted randomly into packs of 2022 Topps Baseball Series 1.
- Die-cut insert card
- Part of a set of 25 players
- Randomly inserted into packs of 2022 Topps Series 1 Baseball
Player Biography
Pedro Martinez won three Cy Young Awards (1997, 1999-2000) and five earned-run average titles en route to becoming the second native of the Dominican Republic to be elected to the Hall of Fame. With a blazing fastball and knee-buckling change-up, Martinez led his league in strikeouts three times, earning eight All-Star Game selections. In seven seasons with the Red Sox, Martinez was 117-37 with a 2.52 ERA, helping Boston end an 86-year drought by winning Game 3 of the 2004 World Series that the Red Sox went on to sweep. He is the only pitcher in history with at least 3,000 strikeouts (3,154) with fewer than 3,000 innings pitched (2,827.1).
