Edgar Martinez
SEATTLE, WA - JUNE 06: Closing pitcher Mariano Rivera #42 of the New York Yankees acknowledges the crowd after receiving a gift from former Mariners' great Edgar Martinez on behalf of the Seattle Mariners prior to the game at Safeco Field on June 6, 2013 in Seattle, Washington.
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One of my favorite players was Edgar Martinez, and DJ’s got the capabilities to be just like Edgar and hit to the opposite field gap a lot ... He is capable of hitting the down the right-field line, then hitting a home run the next at bat. He can wield a bat. That kind of combination doesn’t normally show up together. But he’s got it.
If that happens ... I know exactly who I will call first -- Edgar Martinez .More quotes »
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Former Mariners stars return for softball event
Mariners Hall of Famer Edgar Martinez will be at the All-Star Softball Classic for Homeless Youth at Safeco Field. (AP) SEATTLE -- Former Mariners stars Edgar Martinez, Dan Wilson and Jay Buhner will be among a host of celebrities taking part Saturday in from MLB.com Read more »
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Mo honored in Seattle as Edgar presents check
Former Mariners great Edgar Martinez presented the Yankees' closer with a $5,000 check from the Mariners Care Foundation to the Mariano Rivera Foundation. SEATTLE -- The Mariners honored all-time saves leader Mariano Rivera on the field before Thursday's from MLB.com Read more »
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Manny Machado is awesome at doubles
The Baltimore Orioles have played 54 games and Manny Machado has played in all 54. The amazing Machado fact, however, isn't that he hasn't missed a game but that he's hit 25 doubles -- he hit another one Thursday night, a grounder down the third-base lin from ESPN Read more »
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Oversliding the bag, and 8 more lesser-used baseball metaphors
Angel Pagan celebrates his come-from-behind, walk-off inside the park home run. (Jeff Chiu, AP) Legendary Mariners designated hitter Edgar Martinez, before taking the doughnut off the bat. Baseball metaphors are all over our daily lexicon. We hit grand s from USA Today Read more »
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Political Insider: Survivors switching from Healy to Fulop at warp speed
View full sizeMayor Jerramiah Healy concedes the election to Steven Fulop at his campaign headquarters on Oakland Avenue in Jersey City on election night. Could this be the future site of City Council candidate Sean Connors Ward D runoff campaign HQ?Jers from NJ.com Read more »
