As the late Don Zimmer knows all too well, Pedro Martínez wore a Boston Red Sox uniform when their rivalry with the New York Yankees truly mattered.
Over two decades after his final Yankees-Red Sox game, Martínez has no problems praising the Bronx Bombers when credit is due. However, the Hall of Fame pitcher left his devoted fans flabbergasted with his analysis during Tuesday’s Yankees-Kansas City Royals game.
“The thing that impresses me the most is how the Yankees [present] themselves,” Martínez wrote on Twitter/X.
“The culture that they have,” Martínez added. “It’s a presence unlike anybody else. It must be the pinstripes.”
Boston Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martínez in 1998RVR Photos-Imagn Images
Did someone at the TBS studios in Georgia steal Martínez’s phone? Has he finally seen the light, and he’ll report to Yankee Stadium this summer in a replica Derek Jeter jersey?
Either way, Red Sox fans aren’t thrilled with their longtime ace.
“Did I just read a tweet where Pedro is talking good about the Yankees???” one fan wrote.
Added another: “Uhhh.....excuse me, WHAT? Is Pedro heavily medicated right now? This is not the Pedro I remember.”
Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez in 2019Jasen Vinlove-Imagn Images
Plenty of Yankees fans, understandably, welcomed Martínez to their fanbase. Evidently, all is forgiven when a Red Sox great praises a team for their “presence.”
“Blink twice if you’re in danger,” an X/Twitter user quipped.
“We are living in the End Times,” another fan bemoaned.
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