Pedro Martinez told close friends he was "very happy" after meeting at the airport in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, yesterday morning with Red Sox principal owner John W. Henry and CEO Larry Lucchino, and publicly, at least, the Sox brass pronounced a similar measure of satisfaction with their exchange with the free agent righthander.

"He ain't going to no Mets," David Ortiz said of Martinez, who after meeting with Henry and Lucchino in a tented area at the airport was scheduled to fly to Florida for his sister's wedding.