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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 672 

Honoring Edgar Martı ́nez for excellence in his career as a professional baseball player and for his entrepreneurship, humanitarian work, and philanthropy, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 21, 2017 

Ms. JAYAPAL (for herself, Ms. BASS, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. BROWN

of Maryland, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. CLARKE

of New York, Ms. DELBENE, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE

of Pennsylvania, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. EVANS, Miss GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N of 

Puerto Rico, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HECK, Mr. JEFFRIES, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. KILMER, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, 

Ms. LEE, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. MENG, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. RASKIN, 

Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. SOTO, Ms. 

VELA ́ZQUEZ, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, and Ms. MAXINE WATERS of 

California) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring Edgar Martı ́nez for excellence in his career as 

a professional baseball player and for his entrepreneurship, humanitarian work, and philanthropy, and for other 

purposes. 

Whereas on January 2, 1963, Edgar Martı ́nez was born in 

New York, New York and raised in Dorado, Puerto Rico; 

Whereas on December 19, 1982, Edgar Martı ́nez was signed 

to a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners and 


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began his career with Seattle’s minor league affiliate, the 

Bellingham Mariners, in Bellingham, Washington; 

Whereas on September 12, 1987, Edgar Martı ́nez made his 

major league debut for the Seattle Mariners; 

Whereas on October 8, 1995, Edgar Martı ́nez made the most 

memorable play in Seattle Mariners history with ‘‘The 

Double’’; 

Whereas on September 9, 2003, Edgar Martı ́nez was inducted into the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall 

of Fame located in San Francisco, California; 

Whereas on March 5, 2005, the City of Seattle renamed the 

street along the south side of the Mariners ballpark, to 

Edgar Martı ́nez Drive South; 

Whereas on June 2, 2007, Edgar Martı ́nez was inducted into 

the Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame; 

Whereas on June 20, 2007, Edgar Martı ́nez was inducted 

into the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame in 

Boise, Idaho for countless hours, funds, and efforts toward humanitarian causes, including— 

(1) the Martı ́nez Fellowship for closing the achievement gap by improving teacher diversity and the retention of teachers of color in Washington State; 

(2) the Edgar Martı ́nez Endowment for Muscular 

Dystrophy Research; and 

(3) the Martı ́nez fundraiser for the New York City 

relief efforts for Hurricane Sandy; 

Whereas in 2013 the Seattle Mariners opened a NorthwestMex restaurant in left field named Edgar’s Cantina in 

honor of his excellence; 

Whereas Edgar Martı ́nez is widely considered the greatest 

designated hitter in Major League Baseball (‘‘MLB’’) 


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history, and the American League Outstanding Designated Hitter Award was renamed the Edgar Martı ́nez 

Outstanding Designated Hitter Award after he received 

it five times; 

Whereas Edgar Martı ́nez has won numerous MLB awards for 

his excellence as a professional baseball player, including— 

(1) the designation of ‘‘All-Star’’ in 1992, 1995, 

1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, and 2003; 

(2) the 1992 and 1995 American League Batting 

Title, with averages of .343 and .356 respectively; 

(3) the Outstanding Designated Hitter Award in 

1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, and 2001; 

(4) the 2004 Roberto Clemente Award for exemplifying the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community 

involvement and contribution to his team; and 

(5) the Silver Slugger Award in 1992, 1995, 1997, 

2001, 2003; 

Whereas Edgar Martı ́nez is a beloved figure in the State of 

Washington for his entrenched identity in the Pacific 

Northwest as a player for Seattle, resident of Bellevue, 

entrepreneur in Kirkland, and philanthropist throughout 

the State of Washington; and 

Whereas on August 12, 2017, Edgar Martı ́nez’s number 11 

jersey was retired by the Seattle Mariners: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) honors Edgar Martı ́nez for excellence in his 

3 career as a professional baseball player and a profes4 sional baseball hitting coach, and for his entrepre5 neurship, humanitarian work, and philanthropy; 


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1 (2) wishes Edgar Martı ́nez continued success as 

2 hitting coach for the Seattle Mariners and in his hu3 manitarian and philanthropic efforts; and 

4 (3) expresses deep appreciation for his example 

5 as a role model to children and baseball fans alike. 

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