Is this finally the year Edgar Martinez gets his Hall call?

Edgar Martinez wasn’t quite in danger of falling off the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot.

But gaining entry into the Hall didn’t look promising, either.

When the Seattle Mariners’ iconic designated hitter was first listed on the Hall of Fame ballot in 2010, he got 36.2 percent of votes, well below the 75 percent needed for enshrinement. That percentage dipped to 25.2 percent in 2014, making Martinez wonder if he was among the very good, but certainly not all-time great, players in baseball history in Hall voters’ eyes.

Since that low point, Martinez has surged. He registered over 70 percent in last year’s balloting, setting the stage for what could be inclusion to the Hall of Fame in his 10th and…