NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The end of the 2005 season was ugly for Pedro Martinez.
The Hall of Fame right-hander was in his first season with the Mets, and he was hurt. He didn’t want to pitch, but he did anyway because he was forced to, allegedly, by Mets COO Jeff Wilpon.
All of this — and much, much more — is explained in “Pedro,” Martinez’s new book. According to The New York Times, Martinez writes that Wilpon made the ace pitch a meaningless September game despite the fact that he was dealing with a toe injury.