Former professional baseballer Pedro Martinez is having a couple of busy days in Washington. Tomorrow, Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will unveil a portrait of the Dominican star, who won the World Series in 2004 and made eight All-Star teams. Until then, Martinez will spend his time in town running a mini-clinic with — who else? — Mayor Vince Gray.

This entry was written by DCist contributor Jeff Beam. This is not how the Nats wanted to start things. After losing five of seven in New York and Houston to start the season, the Nats returned home to RFK for a mid-week tilt with the Mets. After last week’s parade of hit batsmen and subsequent suspensions, tension built between the teams to the point of a warning from the league extending the rest of the…