Braves Reliever Cristhian Martinez Becomes Latest Pitcher Arrested for DUI

By: Tim Ryan | April 2, 2012 12:15 pm ET

Drinking enough to break the legal limit and then drive is all the rage among Major League Baseball players this spring. Braves reliever Cristhian Martinez is the latest to join in on the action after being arrested early this morning in Gwinnett County on charges of DUI. His blood alcohol registered .10, just narrowly eclipsing the legal limit in Georgia of .08. Martinez has also been charged with “improper lane change” and “impeding the flow of traffic.” He was booked at 4:24 am, which seems to be the popular hour for pitchers to do stupid shit.

Previously: Matt Bush’s DUI Hit & Run Victim is in a Medically-Induced Coma
Previously: Bobby Jenks Got a DUI at 3:43 AM and Was Charged with Hit-and-Run, Too
Previously: Mets Bullpen Catcher Was Charged With DUI
Previously: Miguel Cabrera’s DUI Involves “Do You Know Who I Am” & Drinking Scotch During Arrest [UPDATE]

[via AJC, Buster Olney]

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http://twitter.com/SouvenirCity SouvenirCity

MLB really needs to address this problem. Seems to be more drunken driving by baseball players than any other sport.
http://twitter.com/#!/JHScramble Jim Harbaugh Scramble

/pours one out for the old days of .10 legal limit
Miguels Driver

As a broke ass law student I still find funds for a fucking taxi. Why can’t these rich idiots do the same?
http://www.majorleaguejerk.com/ spencer096

remember kiddos…always signal your lane changes if youre driving drunk.
https://twitter.com/#!/CuriousGeorger molemaninthemorning

Cristhian

What is this crap?
https://twitter.com/#!/CuriousGeorger molemaninthemorning

I mean you’re basically cursing the kid to have a lisp with that name, right?
geoffreyvs hired a PR firm to get his son's coach fired; now I'm running for Senate!

Why couldn’t one of our bad pitchers pull this stunt? Idiot.
cracker jack

Ryan Leaf was arrested again… posted bail and then immediately stole some more drugs. Dude needs help.
Matty_Cam

Serious question. Does MLB even suspend players for DUI’s or is that left up to the team? And if it’s left up to the team do suspensions vary depending on level of need of said player? I think there needs to be something uniform not only in baseball, but in all sports.
Matty_Cam

Ryan Leaf was arrested again… posted bail and then immediately stole some more drugs. Dude needs help.

Heard him on the DP show not too long ago when he was promoting his book. Seemed like he had his act together. Tough to hear this type of thing has happened again.
http://twitter.com/mantis915 phillymantis915

Baseball’s DUI problem >>>>>> Baseball’s steroids problem
squawkbox

remember kiddos…always signal your lane changes if youre driving drunk.

You know it’s true that turn signals are optional equipment on all cars sold in GA.
https://twitter.com/#!/ParrishWalton HuskerDawg

Holy shit this is ridiculous.
http://womenshotgunningbeers.tumblr.com/ sousedbergin

.10 is not “Drunk Driving” unless your 105 lbs teetotaler. Fuck these neo-prohibitionist cunts.

/Team Never Drives
//Greater Good
Some Random Old Dude

Ryan Leaf was arrested again… posted bail and then immediately stole some more drugs. Dude needs help.

Amen to that. What a shame. He may be one of those personalities that never really heals from his demons.