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| Established | June 14, 1997 |
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| Location | Seattle, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47°35′29″N122°19′57″W / 47.591389°N 122.3325°W |
| Type | Baseball hall of fame |
| Website | Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame Official Web Site |
The Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame is an American museum and hall of fame for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball. It is located at T-Mobile Park in the SoDo district of downtown Seattle.
Seattle Mariners former chairman and CEO John Ellis announced on June 14, 1997, the creation of a Mariners Hall of Fame. It is operated by the Seattle Mariners organization. It honors the players, staff, and other individuals that greatly contributed to the history and success of the Mariners franchise. It is located at the Baseball Museum of the Pacific Northwest in T-Mobile Park. Inductees are selected on the criteria that they spent at least five seasons in a Mariners uniform and have been retired from baseball for two seasons. Inductees include Alvin Davis, Dave Niehaus, Jay Buhner, Edgar Martínez, Randy Johnson, Dan Wilson, Lou Piniella, Ken Griffey Jr., Jamie Moyer, Ichiro Suzuki and Félix Hernández. [1]
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| Inducted | Player | Position | Years | Ref |
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| 1997 | Alvin Davis | 1B | 1984–1991 | [2] |
| 2000 | Dave Niehaus | Sportscaster | 1977–2010 | [3] |
| 2004 | Jay Buhner | OF | 1988–2001 | [4] |
| 2007 | Edgar Martínez | 3B /DH | 1987–2004 | [5] |
| 2012 | Randy Johnson | P | 1989–1998 | [6] |
| Dan Wilson | C | 1994–2005 | ||
| 2013 | Ken Griffey Jr. | OF | 1989–1999, 2009–2010 | [7] |
| 2014 | Lou Piniella | Manager | 1993–2002 | [8] |
| 2015 | Jamie Moyer | P | 1996–2006 | [9] |
| 2022 | Ichiro Suzuki | RF | 2001–2012, 2018–2019 | [10] |
| 2023 | Félix Hernández | SP | 2005–2019 | [11] |
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The Double was a double hit by the Seattle Mariners' Edgar Martínez in Game 5 of Major League Baseball's 1995 American League Division Series on October 8, 1995. Trailing by one run in the bottom half of the 11th inning, with Joey Cora on third base and Ken Griffey Jr. on first, Martinez's hit drove in Cora and Griffey, giving the Mariners a 6–5 victory over the New York Yankees to clinch the series, 3–2. The play is held to be the "biggest hit in franchise history".
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