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- Pedro Martinez was very direct in his thoughts about MLB umpires on Tuesday night.
- The 49-year-old former pitcher turned broadcaster used some choice words and had the entire studio laughing.
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MLB Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez does not give a flying f**k. He never held back while he was playing and doesn’t hold back now that he’s on the air.
Remember that this is the man who once threw a 72-year-old man to the ground without remorse. Martinez does not care even one iota.
He certainly is not keeping any of his thoughts inside while on live television, even if that includes a cuss word or two like it did on Tuesday night.
During MLB Network’s ‘MLB Tonight’ live whiparound show, Martinez took notice to Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Luke Weaver. Specifically, he thought that Weaver was consistently balking on the mound while the bases were loaded.
Martinez said that the umpires were missing a blatant balk and explained why he thought so. At that point, host Greg Amsinger informed Martinez that Weaver has never been called for a balk in his six-year career.
Martinez could not believe it and let the umpires have it, cursing on the air without even thinking twice about letting it rip.
“Well, the umpires don’t know sh*t about what they’re doing,” he said emphatically.
His co-hosts could not keep it together and tried to remind him that they are on live television. Martinez cracked a smile as everyone in the room laughed at what just happened and it made for tremendous television.
— roundrobin (@roundrobin4me) September 29, 2021
Weaver ended up wiggling out of the jam and was not called for a balk, but you best be sure that Martinez will be keeping a watchful eye moving forward!