In my entire baseball career, my reaction to Zimmer’s charge is my only regret.” The post Pedro Martinez Shares Honest Admission On Don Zimmer Incident appeared first on The Spun.

(Baseball Reference.) Yet, ironically, his most famous moment was in a field scrum when Pedro Martinez, half his age, grabbed the 71-year-old Zimmer by the head and threw him hard to the ground.

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Pedro did it to Yankees bench coach Don Zimmer in the 2003 playoffs. Martinez said Wednesday it was probably the first time he discussed it publicly. And that he regrets it.

The image of him throwing 72-year-old Don Zimmer to the ground at Fenway Park during the 2003 American League Championship Series will echo through the rivalry's lore forever.

While a Yankees coach in October 2003, at 72, he charged Boston's star pitcher Pedro Martinez during a playoff melee. Zimmer swung and missed, then was thrown to the Fenway Park turf by Martinez.

Pedro Martinez celebrating in a Red Sox uniform. Few moments capture the heated nature of the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry quite like the one between Pedro Martinez and Don Zimmer in the 2003 ALCS.

Pedro Martínez’s Latest Comments Leave Red Sox Fans in Disbelief originally appeared on Athlon Sports. As the late Don Zimmer knows all too well, Pedro Martínez wore a Boston Red Sox uniform ...