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 DH receives 85.4 percent of votes, joins Griffey Jr. as only players with Mariners caps on plaques in Cooperstown

Two former Mariners stars and a Seattle newspaper columnist were inducted in the Washington Sports Hall of Fame in a ceremony before the Mariners-Yankees game at Safeco Field on May 28, 2011.

Former Mariners designated hitter Edgar Martinez was inducted into the Latino Baseball Hall of Fame in Dominican Republic.

Seattle Mariner icon Edgar Martinez has sold his Branded Solutions promotional merchandise agency to Image Source of Kirkland.

El Zacatecano is one of the oldest and best-selling mezcal brands in Mexico, but few Americans recognize the name, let alone what type of liquor it is. Hairstyling legend Gene Juarez and Mariner great Edgar Martinez are out to change that with a bit of their own widespread popularity.

As a suburban kid in Bellevue, Holli Martinez says, she never felt teachers saw her as smart. Her confidence lagged even after she entered college, and when she married baseball star Edgar Martinez, she dropped out. Fast forward about 14 years, and Holli found the courage to return to college, if only as a role model for her three children.

World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame inducted NASCAR veteran Kyle Petty, NBA All-star Dikembe Mutombo, and Major League Baseball All-star Edgar Martinez at its 13th annual induction ceremonies June 20 at the Morrison Center for the Performing Arts in Boise, Idaho.

Two years into retirement, Martinez runs a Redmond business and proves you can walk away from the game.

For a young Edgar Martinez, it all started in 1971, watching the World Series, watching the Pittsburgh Pirates’ right fielder, Roberto Clemente. After watching that Series and, specifically that player, Martinez knew what he wanted to do when he grew up.

Two-time AL batting champion Edgar Martinez announced Monday that he will retire at the end of the season, ending his 18-year career with the Seattle Mariners as one of baseball’s greatest designated hitters.