Pedro Jaime Martinez is the younger brother of Ramon Martinez, who went 135-88 with a 3.67 ERA in 301 Major League games from 1988-2001 with the Dodgers, Red Sox and Pirates...Toured Japan with the Major League All-Star team in 1996.

Went 3-1 in five starts...Allowed three earned runs or fewer in each of his five starts...Averaged 10.3 strikeouts per nine innings (32 strikeouts in 28.0 innings)...Posted a 1.50 ERA (three earned runs/18.0 innings) at Shea...Activated from the 15-Day Disabled List prior to his start on September 3rd at Cincinnati...The start was his first major league appearance since September 27, 2006...Tossed 5.0 innings, permitting five hits, three runs, two earned, with three walks and four strikeouts...Collected the win as the Mets topped the Reds, 10-4...Recorded his 3,000th career strikeout with his second inning strikeout of Cincinnati's Aaron Harang on September 3rd...Became the 15th pitcher in major league history to accomplish the feat...He now has 3,030 strikeouts, behind Curt Schilling who is 14th with 3,116 strikeouts...Is one of three pitchers with 3,000 or more strikeouts to have collected more strikeouts than innings pitched (3,030 strikeouts in 2,673.2 innings)...The others are Nolan Ryan (5,714 strikeouts in 5,386.0 innings) and Randy Johnson (4,616 strikeouts in 3,855.1 innings)...In the last 100 years, only two other pitchers who made 20 or more starts in one season then did not make their debut the following year until September 1st or later, started and won their first game: Don Cardwell in 1964 (sore arm) and Kevin Appier in 1998 (shoulder surgery)...Collected his first extra-base hit since August 28, 2006 at Atlanta with a double in the third inning on September 15th vs. Philadelphia...Went 1-1 with a 4.00 ERA in four total rehabilitation starts for the Gulf Coast Mets (R) of the Gulf Coast League and the St. Lucie Mets (A) of the Florida State League...In 18.0 innings, he allowed 16 hits, 11 runs, eight earned, with four walks and 17 strikeouts...Did not allow an earned run in his final 11.0 rehabilitation innings...Made his first rehabilitation start on August 8th for the St. Lucie Mets...Pitched 3.0 innings, yielding six hits, five runs, earned, with no walks and five strikeouts as St. Lucie was defeated by Lakeland, 9-6...Pedro tossed 63 pitches over the 3.0 innings of work...Hurled his first simulated game on July 3rd, firing 50 pitches over 3.0 innings of work...Tossed breaking balls that day for the first time since surgery...Pitched three additional simulated games on July 23rd, July 27th and August 2nd...Faced live batters for the first time on June 26th during batting practice...Pitched off of the mound for the first time since the surgery on June 4th...Tossed 38 fastballs during the session.