The celebratory whirlwind that has carried Edgar Martinez on a sometimes uncomfortable emotional ride, one that seemed almost impossible five years, is finally slowing down to a pace that he finds a little more comfortable.
“Sometimes this all feels like it’s a little too much,” he said Friday. “But I’m very blessed for this to happen to me and my family.”
He delivered perhaps his final speech of this magical ride that has taken him all over the country, to his native Puerto Rico and ultimately to Cooperstown, N.Y.
For all the stops and requests along the way, this was something he cherished.