Professional baseball player Pedro Martinez addresses Mets' aces with World Series speech

Former professional baseball player Pedro Martinez was one of many former Mets players present at Citi Field on Saturday for the team's Old-Timers' Day celebration, and he acknowledged that he spoke briefly with stars Max Scherzer and Jacob deGrom. The two needed to take care of the "unfinished business" Martinez felt he had in New York, according to his message.

"I felt like I had undone business in particular. Therefore, I asked Max Scherzer and Jacob deGrom, two of our team's most brilliant pitchers, right away today," Martinez said. "Normally, I don't make many requests, but this time I did. Can you do it for me, I asked. It seemed like unfinished business to me.

Martinez played for the Mets for four seasons, excelling in 2005 before injuries started to take their toll. The Mets' finest opportunity to win a championship during his tenure there was in 2006 when the group lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLCS after seven games.



Due to injury, Martinez did not play for the Mets in the playoffs that year. For deGrom and Scherzer, hearing that kind of advice from someone like Martinez must be inspiring. Of course, they have many more reasons to want to win a championship.