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Jan. 16, 2009
Sports
Edgar Martinez was hired as hitting coach by the Seattle Mariners, who reassigned Howard Johnson to the minor league system.
June 20, 2015
Alex Rodriguez speaks glowingly about former teammate Edgar Martinez, who will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this weekend.
July 18, 2019
Seattle’s Edgar Martinez is moving up the list of career hits and home runs for players who did not play their first full season until after age 26 (no 100-game seasons until age 27): *--* Batter 1st year (Age) Hits Maury Wills 1960 (27) 2,134 Hal McRae 1973 (27) 2,091 Minnie Minoso 1951 (28) 1,963 Jim Gantner 1980 (27) 1,696 Davey Lopes 1973 (28) 1,671 Bill Bruton 1953 (27) 1,651 Frank Malzone 1957 (27) 1,486 Elston Howard 1957 (28) 1,471 Edgar Martinez 1990 (27) 1,430 Brady Anderson 1991 (27) 1,312 Lee Lacy 1975 (27) 1,303 *--* Martinez ranks seventh for most career home runs by players who did not play their first full season until after age 26 (no 100-game seasons until age 27): *--* Batter 1st year (Age) HRs Mickey Tettleton 1989 (28) 245 Gus Zernial 1950 (27) 237 Leon Wagner 1961 (27) 211 Cliff Johnson 1975 (27) 196 Hal McRae 1973 (27) 191 Minnie Minoso 1951 (28) 186 Edgar Martinez 1990 (27) 181 Elston Howard 1957 (28) 167 Jim Lemon 1956 (28) 164 Brady Anderson 1991 (27) 164 *--* Research by HOUSTON MITCHELL / Los Angeles Times
May 23, 1999
Angels
The small blue sign hanging from the Kingdome’s second deck Monday night read simply: Edgar esta caliente.
June 27, 1995
California
Violence: List of victims in South-Central turf battle is growing, but witnesses are reluctant to come forward.
Aug. 30, 1997
A Kingdome crowd of 57,180 witnessed the coronation of Seattle Mariner designated hitter Edgar Martinez, who may have gone from baseball’s best-kept secret to its best all-around hitter with two sultan-like swings of the bat Saturday.
Oct. 8, 1995
With one lightning-quick flick of his glove, Cleveland first baseman Jim Thome turned Seattle’s best scoring chance into an inning-ending double play Tuesday, a critical defensive gem that helped the Indians defeat the Mariners, 5-0, in Game 1 of their American League division series.
Oct. 10, 2001
World & Nation
Will our generosity extend to undocumented workers?
Oct. 7, 2001