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Pedro Martinez opts for Red Sox logo

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Four Elected Into Hall Of Fame (1:42)

Tim Kurkjian, Buster Olney and Curt Schilling react to the news that Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz and Craig Biggio have been elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. (1:42)

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Pedro Martinez's Hall of Fame plaque will have the cap of the Boston Red Sox, while John Smoltz's will have the Atlanta Braves.

"I cannot be any prouder to take Red Sox Nation to the Hall of Fame with the logo on my plaque," Martinez said in a statement. "I am extremely proud to represent Boston and all of New England with my Hall of Fame career. I'm grateful to all of the teams for which I played, and especially fans, for making this amazing honor come true."

The Hall of Fame, which made the announcement Thursday, had already said last week that Randy Johnson's cap will feature the logo of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Smoltz was the only player on all of Atlanta's record-setting 14 consecutive playoff teams from 1991-04.

Craig Biggio, the other player to be inducted on July 26, did not present an issue: He spent his entire 20-year major league career with the Houston Astros.

"The Museum staff works with each inductee by suggesting an appropriate logo option, or no logo at all," Hall president Jeff Idelson said in a statement. "For those whose most compelling contributions clearly took place with one team, a logo makes sense. For those whose careers were built significantly among multiple teams, not having a team logo is equally acceptable."

Greg Maddux and Tony La Russa both entered the Hall of Fame last summer with no logos on their plaques after enjoying major success with multiple teams during their careers.

The Class of 2015 will be formally inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 26 in Cooperstown, N.Y.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.