Tino Martinez savors place in Ted Williams Hitters Hall of Fame

2 February 2012, 1:39 pm

By Marc Topkin, Times Staff Writer Thursday, February 2, 2012 Tino Martinez met Ted Williams only once, a chance passing at Fenway Park in the early 1990s when Martinez was first establishing himself as a major-leaguer. Martinez, the quiet kid from Tampa, stumbled through a forgettable version of hello; Williams, the game's pre-eminent expert on hitting, replied with words as memorable now as ...... Read More »

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