Edgar Martinez, a seven-time All-Star, should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame, but support for his candidacy has been waning over the past three seasons.
Today we examine the careers of ten baseball players who never fully got their due. Some are Hall of Famers, others should be. Here are some of the most underrated – and underappreciated – players in Major League Baseball history. Edgar Martinez won two batting titles, has a .312 lifetime batting average and belted 309 career […]
The Mariners on Tuesday honored current hitting coach and legendary slugger Edgar Martinez by retiring his No. 11, which he wore for 18 seasons in Seattle. Here's a look back in photos.
Former Mariners hitting coach Lee Elia made a how-to instructional video — “Secrets of the Hitting Tee” — with Edgar Martinez’s techniques a focal point.
It was 10 years in the making, but Mariners legend Edgar Martinez will finally be in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Patience, persistence, and the most unlikely of circumstances vaulted Edgar Martinez from a poor neighborhood in Dorado, Puerto Rico to the spotlight in Seattle, where he spent the entirety of his 18-year major league career with the Mariners. At last, his path is destined for one last stop: the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Long before he cemented his status as one of the finest players of his generation, Martinez honed his batting skills by hitting rocks in his backyard and swinging for hours at individual raindrops during storms. Loyal and strong-willed from a young age, he made the difficult decision at only 11 to remain behind with his grandparents while his family relocated to New York, attending school and then working multiple jobs until a chance Mariners try-out at age 20 changed everything. In this illuminating, highly personal autobiography, Martinez shares these stories and more with candor, characteristic humility, and surprising wit. Highlights include the memorable 1995 and 2001 seasons, experiences playing with stars like Randy Johnson, Ken Griffey Jr., and Alex Rodriguez, and life after retirement as a family man, social advocate, and Mariners hitting coach. Martinez even offers practical insight into the mental side of baseball and his training regimen, detailing how he taught himself to see the ball better than so many before and after him. Interwoven with Martinez's own words throughout are those of his teammates, coaches, and contemporaries, contributing a distinctive oral history element to this saga of a remarkable career.
The following article is part of my ongoing look at the candidates on the BBWAA 2018 Hall of Fame ballot. Originally written for the 2013 election, it has been updated to reflect recent voting results as well as additional research, and was expanded for inclusion in The Cooperstown Casebook. For a detailed introduction to this year's ballot, please see here. For an introduction to JAWS, see here. All Edgar Martinez did was hit—a statement that is almost completely true in both the literal and
The Mariners on Tuesday honored current hitting coach and legendary slugger Edgar Martinez by retiring his No. 11, which he wore for 18 seasons in Seattle. Here's a look back in photos.
Fresh off his election to the Baseball Hall of Fame, Edgar Martinez has decided to sell his incredible penthouse in Bellevue, WA for $9.7M.
His introduction was greeted with a roar and a continuous standing ovation as he walked in from center field to the infield area, carefully waving to all parts of the crowd celebrating with him.
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Centro Infografico Metropolitano. Proyecto que realicé junto con Juan Pablo Martinez y Edgar Mazo para el 9º concurso internacional Arquine (Mexico) "second Prize entry in the 9th annual Arquine competition for an Infographic Centre and related public spaces at the Plaza de las Tres Culturas, Tlatelolco, Mexico City. The winners were announced in the context of the 2007 Ciudad/City Conference occurring March 12th through to March 15th, in Mexico City, featuring invited guest speakers Kazuyo Sejima of SANAA, Michael Rotundi, Studio Zhu Pei, Manuel deLanda, ARO, Carlos Ferrater, and Baumschlager & Eberle." el concurso: www.soloarquitectura.com/noticias/noticia2006112402.html
Image 1 of 15 from gallery of Installation: Catalyst Cube / Will Sandy Design Studio + Incursiones. Photograph by Edgar Martínez
