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Edgar Gets the Call
On Jan. 22, legendary Seattle Mariner designated hitter Edgar Martinez was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Here are a few notable quotes from a bright spot in Washington state sporting history.
“I’m calling to tell you that the writers
have elected you to the National Baseball
Hall of Fame. Congratulations.”
— Jack O’Connell, secretary-treasurer of the Baseball Writers
Association of America
“In this moment, we feel so many people
behind us. There’s nothing we do in
this world, or in life, that is truly alone.
It takes so many people behind us and
with us to accomplish anything. To feel
the whole city supporting us is truly
overwhelming. For us, that has been
leading our emotions.”
— Holli Martinez, Edgar’s wife of 26 years
“The journey has been amazing. I
would’ve never thought all this would
happen to me. It’s just an incredible
feeling. I’m trying to not allow myself to
think about those things a lot. I feel very
humble and blessed.”
— Edgar Martinez
“It was one of the great honors and
privileges of my career to be in the room
with Edgar Martinez and his family in
New York when the Hall of Fame call
came. So emotional. So well deserved.”
— Seattle Times writer Larry Stone
“You’ll now find THREE
Hall of Famers at the corner
of Edgar & Dave.”
— The Seattle Mariners in a celebratory tweet,
Jan. 22, noting that the club’s statue of Ken
Griffey Jr. is at the intersection of streets named
for Edgar Martinez and the Mariners’ longtime
announcer, the late Dave Niehaus
“I finally got some company.
... This is one of those days
that the Mariner family will
never forget.”
— Ken Griffey Jr.
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