Edgar Martinez Baseball Cards

About Edgar Martinez, Hall of Famer

Edgar Martínez was a Puerto Rican designated hitter and third baseman who spent his entire 18-year MLB career with the Seattle Mariners from 1987 to 2004. Though scouts initially overlooked him, he became a seven-time All-Star and five-time Silver Slugger winner. Martínez captured two batting titles and is remembered for hitting "The Double" in the 1995 playoffs—a clutch two-run hit that helped save baseball in Seattle by spurring public support for a new stadium. His Hall of Fame induction came in 2019, and the Mariners retired his number 11.

Did you know? In 1999, Martínez was diagnosed with strabismus, a condition causing his right eye to intermittently drift and lose depth perception, yet he still led the American League with a .447 on-base percentage that season.

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