Pedro and the Cockfight -- The Horrifying Video

TMZ has obtained the video of three-time Cy Young award winner Pedro Martinez at a cockfight with Hall of Fame pitcher Juan Marichal in the Dominican Republic. Did Michael Vick not teach us all a lesson?


The video shows Mets star Martinez and Marichal serving as "soltadores" -- the people who release the animals into the death ring. As the fight goes on -- which we have chosen not to show -- Martinez and Marichal can be seen in the audience, smiling and laughing.

Cockfighting is legal and popular in the Dominican Republic.

It's unclear whose rooster won, but really -- does it matter?



Reader Comments

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76. let's eat!

Posted at 7:21PM on Feb 7th 2008 by tmz fan

77. This is legal and popular in Puerto Rico (US Territory). I don't see anyone down here protesting.

Posted at 8:13PM on Feb 7th 2008 by jaz

78. The bird fighters in the U.S. and the Dominican Republic are in business with each other

This is business. Big gambling money

And Pedro hasn't been paying taxes on any of it

Posted at 7:31PM on Feb 7th 2008 by bethany

79. Geez people- they are just frickin BIRDS! Ever seen "Chicken George" in the roots series? Back then people weren't so uptight and PETA did not exist. Fighting animals has culture to it. I am so sick of everyone acting like animals are equal to humans! Bunch of NUTS!

Posted at 9:52PM on Feb 8th 2008 by katie

80. LIZZIE,

Go take your medicine. It is obviously late, Rain Man.

Posted at 7:23PM on Feb 7th 2008 by Hideous

81. WHO THE F*** CARES IF IT'S LEGAL WHERE HE'S DOING AT? AND WHY SHOULD/WOULD THAT AFFECT HIS CAREER HERE IF HE WAS NOT IN THE U.S. DOING THAT? YOU PEOPLE ARE F'N RETARDED!

Posted at 7:24PM on Feb 7th 2008 by t

82. POINT MADE, NOW TMZ CAN ERASE MY VERY LONG COMMENT = )

Posted at 7:24PM on Feb 7th 2008 by LIZZIE

83. Chickens are not exactly the biggest, brightest animal in the farm.

They pretty much have the same mentality as bugs, who coincidentally are also "living, breathing, creatures."

I squished a bee today, so maybe you should come hang me up and let the bee's attack my body, right?
That's not barbaric at all.

If people were to care even half as much about other people as they do animals, the world would be a more united front.

P.S. Here in the good ol' U,S, of A we slaughter thousands, upon thousands of chickens every day. And then we eat them. There delicious, but I'm sure you already know that because you've probably eaten one before, right?

How barbaric of you.

Hypocrites.

Posted at 7:28PM on Feb 7th 2008 by Flynn

84. EVERYONE knows that those PETA people suffer from serious and debilitating personality disorders that are multiple and varied. Come on, it's common knowledge. Do I give a frog's ass about some guys going to their homeland, and playing chicken, their favorite childhood pass time? NO.....I do not give a frog's ass.

Posted at 7:26PM on Feb 7th 2008 by Seriously

85. *****59.
If i go to Amsterdam and video tape a bunch of pro-athletes smoking pot, which is legal there btw, do they get busted by the media for using drugs that are legal there?

Posted at 7:10PM on Feb 7th 2008 by onesmartfukr

*******

YES, you dumb ass, they do.

Posted at 7:32PM on Feb 7th 2008 by Felonious Monk

86. LMAO at all these simple-minded "animal rights activist" on TMZ. To you idiots a animal should have more rights than a human being!! It's hilarious when you have people who are uneducated, are racist against white, black, latino, asian, etc, yet demand animals like chickens to have rights! I hope they bbq the chicken after it lost the fight. At least that way they can have entertainment and refreshments.

Posted at 7:32PM on Feb 7th 2008 by truthiness

87. 80. typical ni gger

Posted at 7:29PM on Feb 7th 2008 by jessie jackson

YOU CAN NOT SAY THAT WORD!!! Don't you know what month it is??

Posted at 7:31PM on Feb 7th 2008 by billy booby

88. TMZ should stick to covering when Britney Spears has bowel movements or when Lindsay Lohan sneezes. Leave covering pro athletes to sports writers. Also, the USA will become a better place when this website is shut down and every last leach harrasing people with cameras is dealt with.

Posted at 7:43PM on Feb 7th 2008 by Average Joe

89. Shut up hoes. It's legal in the Dominican Republic. Not a thing wrong with it. Now go get a life. :) Thanks...

Posted at 7:43PM on Feb 7th 2008 by Justme

90. I do not think it is right, but it is legal in his country. Stop Bellyaching. Peta can suck some nutz

Posted at 7:36PM on Feb 7th 2008 by BoogieDownJenny

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