PEDRO Martinez used to terrify MLB hitters, but at home he has a soft side.

The MLB Hall of Famer and TBS analyst has an affinity for gardening, a special hobby of his.

Martinez retired in 2009, but has stayed around the game of baseball.

However, he has another love that he spends time on when he isn't analyzing games.

"I’m a gardener. I can tell you proudly—I’m a gardener," Martínez told Front Office Sports .

"I love dealing with my gardens, growing roses, vegetables, and stuff like that.

"And I also love growing animals like chickens right now in my backyard.

"There’s a whole bunch of geese because I feed them. I feed them. I shouldn’t do that, but I feed them.

"I just, I just love to see nature."

Martinez got his love of gardening from his mother, who would bring him outside

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