If the Red Sox rotation needs a spot starter next month, then an old friend might be available.
Pedro Martinez is returning to the mound to pitch in the Old Time Baseball Game next month, when he will don a throwback version of his old Red Sox uniform adorned with his No. 45 that is retired at Fenway Park.
This will be the first time Martinez has appeared in the Old Time Baseball Game, which is organized by a group that includes Herald columnist Steve Buckley.