With his 246th career win in August 2018, Bartolo Colon surpassed Dennis Martinez for most wins in MLB history by a Latin American-born pitcher; two decades earlier in 1998, Martinez himself had broken the previous record held by Juan Marichal. While Marichal was a surefire Hall of Fame pitcher, both Colon and Martinez were longtime workhorses and at times, staff aces, who pitched more than 20+ years apiece and were consistently good, sometimes great. As two of the best Latin American pitchers ever with similar overall careers spanning well into their 40s, it makes for a natural comparison:
Who was better – Bartolo Colon or Dennis Martinez?
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