Who'll be next into Mariners Hall of Fame?
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There are currently 11 inductees in the Mariners Hall of Fame, and there will soon be another when iconic radio broadcaster Rick Rizzs joins the group in 2027.
Here’s the full nine: Alvin Davis (1997), Jay Buhner (2004), Edgar Martinez (2007), Dave Niehaus (2008), Randy Johnson (2012), Dan Wilson (2012), Ken Griffey Jr. (2013), Lou Piniella (2014), Jamie Moyer (2015), Ichiro Suzuki (2022) and Félix Hernández (2023).
Certainly there are other inductees coming, albeit maybe not until after many within this era have since retired. Logan Gilbert, Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodríguez are all on a fast track to achieve this honor.
The criteria for being selected into the Mariners Hall of Fame requires the inductee to have been out of Major League Baseball for at least two seasons.
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The Mariners Board of Directors is the group that makes selections to the team’s Hall of Fame, and it typically considers the question once a year at its annual business meeting in the fall.
The guidelines for selection include:
• A player, coach or manager must have been active with the Mariners for at least five seasons and have ceased to be active in the Major Leagues for at least two seasons preceding their selection, though they may otherwise still be active in baseball.
• The primary criteria for selection of a player is their on-field impact while in a Mariners uniform, though other factors can be considered, including impact on the field while with other teams, a positive impact on the Northwest community outside the game of baseball and a positive impact on enhancing the image of the Mariners or MLB.
• A non-uniformed person (such as a broadcaster, like Niehaus) must have been a full-time employee of the Mariners for at least five seasons and made significant contributions to the franchise either on or off the field.
The board has maintained a high standard for induction to date, as it should. The honor is a significant one and should be reserved for those who clearly have stood tall in franchise history.