The Seattle Times · Jan 25, 2018
Randy Johnson, back in Seattle for Hutch Award ceremony, strolls down memory lane
Randy Johnson celebrates with teammates after throwing the first no-hitter in Mariners history on June 2, 1990. (Harley Soltes/The Seattle Times)Fans bemoaning Edgar Martinez falling shy of the Hall of Fame might not want to hear about it now, but the greatest pitcher in Mariners history was back in Seattle Wednesday. Invited to Safeco Field to serve as the keynote guest at the annual Hutch Award luncheon, Randy Johnson answered a series of questions from M’s play-by-play man Rick Rizzs.
Johnson declined to talk to media afterward, so we couldn’t get his thoughts on Edgar, a potential number retirement in the future, or the Mariners’ 16-year playoff drought.