SEATTLE -- Edgar Martinez reached the peak of baseball three weeks ago when he was enshrined into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. On Friday, the decorated former Mariner reached the peak of Seattle -- quite literally.

Martinez erected a sprawling, 20x30 flag donning his No. 11 cloaked in Northwest green and navy atop Seattle’s iconic Space Needle, which will fly atop the 611-foot structure through Saturday as part of Martinez’s local Hall of Fame celebration.

The event took place on the Space Needle’s roof, which sits well above the observation deck opened to the public, and Martinez needed to climb three separate -- and steep ladders featuring roughly 50 steps -- to reach the exterior. Martinez was then aided in raising the flag by his family.

“The last few months have been amazing,” said Martinez, who was elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America in his final year of eligibility. “I never thought it would be this way and something like this would happen. It’s here, and I’m enjoying the moment. [My kids] are enjoying it. They’re older and they can experience this with me as well.”

As the most defining structure to Seattle’s skyline, the Space Needle rests in the city’s Queen Anne neighborhood, purposefully tucked away from the ever-developing downtown architecture. In that vein, Martinez’s monument stood alone.

The Space Needle’s spired structure has long lent itself for homages to Seattle culture via flags. The building recognizes every major American holiday with a U.S. flag, Seattle’s Pride parade in June with a rainbow banner and the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks’ 12th Man flag when the team reaches the playoffs.

Martinez also isn’t the first local celebrity to take part in a flag-raising ceremony; musicians Dave Matthews and Mike McCreedy of Pearl Jam have also done so. But Martinez is among the only to be individually recognized, along with Mariners legend Ken Griffey Jr. after he was enshrined in Cooperstown in 2016.

“We’ve really done it twice. We did it for Griffey, we did it for Edgar,” said Dave Mandapat, director of public relations at the Space Needle. “In terms of doing it for other individuals, and we have a great relationship with the Seahawks and the Sounders, but we haven’t had it become a tradition for us as far as I can remember.”

The Space Needle receives roughly 10,000 visitors per day and is one of Seattle’s most thriving tourist attractions. But on Friday, it had a more local sense, with Mariners fans flocking out. Given his rigorous work ethic and loyalty for spending each of his 18 seasons in Seattle, Martinez has one of the closer bonds with Mariners fans of any player in franchise history.

“The fans have been great to me and my family since the beginning,” Martinez said. “The way they have treated me here in the city has been incredible. I feel very blessed.”

The Mariners further celebrated Martinez on Friday at T-Mobile Park, displaying his Hall of Fame plaque on the ballpark’s 100 level, where it will sit through Saturday’s game against the Rays. On Saturday, the club will hold a pregame ceremony honoring Martinez roughly 40 minutes before its 7:10 p.m. PT first pitch.

Martinez will be joined by Griffey; Mariners Hall of Famers Alvin Davis and Dan Wilson; Seahawks legends and NFL Hall of Famers Steve Largent, Kenny Easley and Walter Jones; former Sonics great and NBA Hall of Famer Jack Sikma; Sounders FC legend and National Soccer Hall of Famer Kasey Keller; and Duff McKagan, who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with fellow Guns N’ Roses bandmates. Martinez will also throw out the ceremonial first pitch for Sunday’s series finale.