Name: Jose Dennis (Emilia) Martinez
Nickname: El Presidente
Years Played: 1976 - 1998
Teams: Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, Atlanta Braves
Highlights/Awards: 4 time All-Star (90,91,92,95), Oldest player in the league for 3 straight seasons (96-98)
Career Stats: 245-193, 3.70 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 2149 K, 3999 2/3 IP, 8 SV
Best Season: 1992; 16-11, 2.47 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 147 K, 226 1/3 IP
Did You Know: First Nicaraguan baseball player to play in MLB. Threw a perfect game on July 28, 1991 vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers. Was the last man to pitch to Kirby Puckett in a regular season game; he hit Puckett in the face and broke his jaw.
Thoughts: Good ol’ Rubber Arm Martinez. He’s no Jamie Moyer, but the guy was old. I don’t have many memories of Martinez other than his perfect game, I was a big Strawberry fan back in the day, so I remember it well. Other than that, I just remember that he pitched a lot.
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