On this day, I thought I will have a little fun and do a trivia question. Who has the most all time wins in MLB history among Latin American pitchers?
I will give the answer at the end here in order to give you all a time to think.
Got an idea?
Is it the only Latino pitcher in the Hall of Fame, Juan Marichal? Nope. The Dominican Dandy won 243 big league games in his career.
How about a sure fire Hall of Famer when he becomes eligible next year? Pedro Martinez is also the wrong answer. He won 219 career games.
Luis Tiant? Also wrong. The 3x time All Star and Red Sox World Series hero finished his career with 229 wins.
Fernando Valenzuela? Nope. The 6x time Dodger All Star won 173 games.
What about the active leader in this category? Bartolo Colon has 189 career wins and his 40 years old so he is unlikely to break the record.
The answer? It is none other than El Presidente, Dennis Martinez. The Nicaraguan born righthander won a total of 245 games.
His career spanned from 1976 to 1998 pitching primarily for the Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos and Cleveland Indians. The 4x time All Star also pitched a perfect game on July 28, 1991 against the Dodgers while pitching for the Expos and a World Series title in 1983 as an Oriole.
By the way, did you see what I did there? Having El Presidente as an answer to a trivia question today.
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