{"id":627,"date":"2026-05-18T12:36:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=627"},"modified":"2026-05-18T12:36:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:36:48","slug":"watch-three-kings-the-story-of-pedro-martinez-david-ortiz-manny-ramirez-and-the-2004-red-sox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=627","title":{"rendered":"Watch \u2018Three Kings\u2019: The story of Pedro Martinez, David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez, and the 2004 Red Sox"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span><span>T<\/span><\/span><span><span>he 2004 Red Sox made baseball history. They were the first team to come back from a 3-0 deficit in a seven-game series to win. They broke an 86-year-old curse that plagued the franchise. They ushered in a new era of success for Boston, setting the stage for three more titles over the next 16 years.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=625\">Boys\u2019 high school hockey is \u2018having an existential crisis.\u2019 It starts with the rinks.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>But for Boston\u2019s Dominican community, the impact that team had went far beyond the field. And it had everything to do with its three stars: Pedro Martinez, David Ortiz, and Manny Ramirez.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Watch \u201cThree Kings,\u201d our new documentary about the trio, here:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>Three Kings | Tres Reyes<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><figcaption><span>Pedro Martinez, David Ortiz, and Manny Ramirez changed everything for Boston&#8217;s Dominican community. Learn about the impact 20 years later.<\/span><span> (<!-- -->Directed and produced by: Randy Vazquez, Edited by:  Randy Vazquez, Additional editing by:  Anush Elbakyan  Olivia Yarvis<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>\u201cIt is no secret that Dominicans have baseball in their blood,\u201d said Junior Pep\u00e9n, the Spanish-language radio broadcaster for the Red Sox.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The sport is part of the fabric of the country. But for the hundreds of thousands of Dominicans who call Massachusetts home, their adopted team didn\u2019t always seem like a natural fit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That is until Martinez came to Boston via trade in 1997.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cPrior to Pedro\u2019s welcome, we didn\u2019t feel like we arrived,\u201d said Amaury Arias, who was at Martinez\u2019s Fenway Park debut on April 11, 1998 \u2014 a nine-inning shutout win over the Mariners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ramirez quickly followed in 2001, and Ortiz in 2003. Their presence brought a new life to Fenway Park, with legions of fans making the pilgrimage to watch their countrymen play.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And the Red Sox\u2019 success in 2004 \u2014 led in large part by the three men \u2014 birthed a generation of Dominican Red Sox fans not just in New England, but around the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=622\">Instinctive attacking play by Dor Turgeman, Luca Langoni have carried the Revolution back into contention<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Learn more about how Martinez, Ramirez, and Ortiz changed the Dominican community in New England in the Globe\u2019s new documentary \u201cThree Kings,\u201d available to watch now.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>Three Kings | Tres Reyes<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><figcaption><span>Pedro Martinez, David Ortiz, and Manny Ramirez changed everything for Boston&#8217;s Dominican community. Learn about the impact 20 years later.<\/span><span> (<!-- -->Directed and produced by: Randy Vazquez, Edited by:  Randy Vazquez, Additional editing by:  Anush Elbakyan  Olivia Yarvis<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h4>Read more about the 2004 Red Sox<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Listen to \u201cThe Curse Breakers,\u201d a podcast miniseries about the 2004 Red Sox<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The 2004 world champion Red Sox: Where are they now?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We asked for your memories of the 2004 Red Sox. Here are five of our favorites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Red Sox\u2019 2004 title was a shared experience, yes. But it was a deeply personal one, too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Netflix\u2019s \u2018The Comeback\u2019 is nothing less than a pitch-perfect retelling of Red Sox history<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>20 years later, the Red Sox\u2019 2004 World Series win remains New England\u2019s greatest sports story<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Go back in time: See the Boston Globe covers from the 2004 Red Sox postseason run<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Joe Buck on his most iconic calls from the 2004 Red Sox run: How he found the right words to capture history<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=617\">Seven contracts the Bruins might try to unload this offseason<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baseball is part of the fabric of the Dominican Republic. But for the hundreds of thousands of Dominicans who call Massachusetts home, their adopted team didn\u2019t always seem like a natural fit. 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