Mets’ Martinez ready for single-A rehab start

? Pedro Martinez plans to make his first rehab start Wednesday following shoulder surgery last fall.

At a news conference at the Mets’ spring-training complex, Martinez said he planned to throw 45 pitches Wednesday for the St. Lucie Mets and could make another start for the Class A team before determining the next step in his comeback.

“I don’t know how I’m going to be,” Martinez said. “I just know I feel better than the last two years or so. … Every time I throw I bounce back really quickly. Right now, I’m 100 percent healthy.”