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Pedro Martinez calls Zimmer incident 'only regret' of his career

Published Apr. 30, 2015 1:37 a.m. ET

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In his upcoming book, Pedro Martinez addressed the Don Zimmer incident from his Hall of Fame career.

In “Pedro,” Martinez discussed the fracas that ensued during Game 3 of the 2003 American League Championship Series between his Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees after Manny Ramirez took exception to a pitch from Roger Clemens and charged the mound. Benches cleared and chaos temporarily reigned.

During the confrontation between teams, Zimmer charged Martinez, who stepped aside and shoved Zimmer to the ground.

“I’m embarrassed at what happened,” Zimmer said as he fought back tears. “I’m embarrassed for the Yankees, the Red Sox, the fans, the umpires and my family.”

Martinez also apologized shortly afterward as well for the part he played in the incident.

Both men of course moved on from the ugliness of it all and continued their baseball careers. It is interesting, though, that it still seemingly haunts Martinez to this day.

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