Fansided · Feb 4, 2017
Mariners Greatest Hits: Dan “The Man” Wilson’s Top Outings
Dan Wilson spent 12 of his 14 years in the majors as the Mariners catcher. Now he is the Sodo Mojo pick for the greatest M’s catcher of all-time.
The seventh overall pick in the 1990 draft, Wilson spent the first two years of his career in Cincinnati before being traded to the Mariners along with Bret Boone and Erik Hanson in exchange for Bobby Ayala in November of 1993.
In his Mariners career, Wilson played in 1251 games hitting .262 with 207 doubles, and 88 home runs.
His best season came in 1996 earning him a trip to the All-Star Game. That year he hit .285 with 83 RBI and 18 dingers.