There are plenty of noticeable differences between Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale and National Baseball Hall-of-Famer Pedro Martinez.
Sale is listed at 6-foot-6, and Martinez is 5-foot-11. Sale is left-handed, Martinez is right-handed. Sale was a first-round pick, and Martinez’s first MLB deal came as an amateur free agent.
Still, Martinez sees a lot of similarities between himself and Sale, the three-time Cy Young Award winner told the Boston Herald.
“It’s like I’m watching myself in another body frame and in another person,” Pedro says, “But the attitude on the mound, the way he approaches the game, how aggressive and intimidating he is, is pretty much how I used to be.