DETROIT (AP) - Pedro Martinez Jr., a son of the Hall of Fame pitcher, agreed to an $800,000 signing bonus as part of his minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers.
The 17-year-old Martinez, whose deal was announced Wednesday, is a third baseman who lives in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
His father won two AL Cy Young Awards and was inducted into baseball’s Hall of Fame in 2015.
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