Fansided · Sep 27, 2018
The Seattle Mariners Unsung Hero Award Goes To…
And the 2018 winner of the Mariners Unsung Hero Award goes to outfielder Denard Span. When I think of that title referring to sports, it’s the player who wouldn’t be your first thought of team MVP. It’s the player who consistently performs well and going under-the-radar doing so.
Who better than Denard Span? He defines under-the-radar. First, the man wasn’t even a Mariners through the season’s first 50 games. Similar to Mitch Haniger, he over-achieved as the “throw-in” to his trade. When Dipoto made the trade last Memorial Day weekend, a summary would be, “Alex Colome was picked up to bolster the bullpen! Oh, and Denard Span is coming too.”