The Mariners introduced this afternoon that they’ve employed Edgar Martinez as hitting coach for the rest of the season. Adam Jude of the Seattle Occasions first reported (X hyperlink) yesterday that the Corridor of Famer was going to hitch new supervisor Dan Wilson’s workers. The function was unreported, however in tandem with Seattle’s dismissal of hitting coach Jarret DeHart yesterday, it wasn’t laborious to learn between the strains.
Whereas the M’s made clear that Wilson is their full-time supervisor, Martinez’s standing after the 12 months is up within the air. Seattle’s press launch specified that Martinez has solely taken the job for the ultimate couple months of this season. The M’s would presumably be joyful to maintain him round past this 12 months, however the 61-year-old has beforehand cited a want for a much less demanding place than an everyday teaching function.
Few hitters are extra completed than Martinez. He gained two batting titles and three Silver Slugger awards throughout his 18-year huge league profession. Martinez made seven All-Star groups and completed his enjoying days with a .312/.418/.515 slash line. He spent his total profession with the M’s and was inducted into the workforce’s Corridor of Fame inside three years of his retirement after the ’04 season. Whereas it took greater than a decade, he ultimately earned the game’s highest honors with election into the Nationwide Baseball Corridor of Fame in January 2019.
Wilson was an All-Star catcher who performed for the Mariners from 1994-2005. He overlapped with Martinez for all however the closing season. The 2 have each remained concerned with the group of their post-playing days. Martinez labored as hitting coach on Lloyd McClendon’s and Scott Servais’ staffs between 2015-18. He stepped down after the ’18 marketing campaign and moved right into a much less intensive function as organizational hitting advisor — a place that enabled him to work with each minor league and MLB gamers. Wilson had been a particular assistant for participant improvement for seven years earlier than transferring into the supervisor’s workplace yesterday.
