New York Mets ace Pedro Martinez will pitch the rest of his career wearing a special shoe in order to rehabilitate his injured right toe. Martinez announced Friday that Nike is manufacturing a shoe that will allow him to play for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic and with the Mets next season. "I'm waiting for a special shoe, designed by a physician, which Nike is manufacturing so that my foot won't keep bothering me," Martinez told the international channel Color Vision, based in Santo Domingo. "They've got to remove a piece that's under the damaged area to the shoe I used previously," he added. Martinez said the injury emerged from a bad habit he's had during his career, with the final movement he makes when pitching. "By having this irregular movement on my right foot, I've damaged the cartilage of my toe," said Martinez.