Pedro Martinez is back in the group chat and he is NOT holding back.
The Hall of Fame pitcher hopped on social media this week and decided to torch the modern game, and honestly?
The internet has not been this divided since people argued about whether a hot dog is a sandwich.
The three-time Cy Young winner went off about how today's pitchers are coddled, how the game has gone soft, and how he would've handled business back in his prime.
Baseball Twitter turned into a full-on WWE cage match.
Zoomers typing "who is this guy" in the replies.
Here's the thing though — Pedro has receipts.
Dude was 5'11" and 170 pounds soaking wet, and he still struck out 3,000+ batters in the heart of the steroid era.
He stared down guys twice his size and made them look silly.
But not everyone's buying the nostalgia act.
Plenty of fans pointed out that every generation thinks the next one is soft.
Pitchers today throw harder than ever, and the game has changed for legit reasons — analytics, workload management, all that.
Somebody called Pedro a "boomer with a fastball," which is objectively hilarious given he's Gen X.
He doubled down, clapped back at a few accounts, and kept the energy at a solid 11.
The man is 50-something years old and still throwing heat, just of a different kind.
Love him or hate him, you can't ignore him.
And that's exactly why the internet can't stop talking about it. **Our take:** Pedro Martinez understands the assignment better than anyone.
Final Thoughts
Whether you agree with his old-school rant or not, he just proved he's still one of the most entertaining voices in baseball — and the algorithm clearly agrees with him.