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Cooperstown calls for Edgar Martinez. Seattle Mariners great elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame

At last.

Edgar Martinez waited 10 years for Tuesday afternoon. Ten years of his career resume being analyzed and scrutinized. Ten years of wondering if he’d ever get an invite to Cooperstown.

No more waiting. Martinez is officially one of the game’s all-time greats. One of the most beloved players in Seattle Mariners’ history is headed to baseball’s Hall of Fame.

And not a moment too soon.

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Martinez will be officially enshrined this summer in the 2019 Hall of Fame class after finally surpassing the 75-percent threshold required to earn induction on his 10th and final year on the ballot.