With the growing sense of inevitability attached to Martinez’s Hall of Fame candidacy, I contacted several members of what I will dub “Edgar’s Army” — a group of devoted fans who have ...

Edgar Martinez had a blessed baseball career, one that has earned him a street in his honor outside Safeco Field and an award for designated hitters in his name, brought him to the brink of ...

Seattle Mariners’ Edgar Martinez waves his cap as fireworks go off, while he is introduced at a post-game ceremony, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2004, in Seattle. They sure love Martinez in Seattle.

Martinez was overlooked for years because of old-school thinking about his position, the designated hitter. By Victor Mather Edgar Martinez, who will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on ...