IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 672 
Honoring Edgar Martı´nez for excellence in his career as a professional base-
ball player and for his entrepreneurship, humanitarian work, and philan-
thropy, 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 BER-
NICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. KIL-
DEE, 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 entrepreneur-
ship, 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 in-
ducted 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 to-
ward humanitarian causes, including— 
(1) the Martı´nez Fellowship for closing the achieve-
ment gap by improving teacher diversity and the reten-
tion 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 Northwest- 
Mex 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 Des-
ignated 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, includ-
ing— 
(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 exem-
plifying 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, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) honors Edgar Martı´nez for excellence in his 
career as a professional baseball player and a profes-
sional baseball hitting coach, and for his entrepre-
neurship, humanitarian work, and philanthropy; 
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(2) wishes Edgar Martı´nez continued success as 
hitting coach for the Seattle Mariners and in his hu-
manitarian and philanthropic efforts; and 
(3) expresses deep appreciation for his example 
as a role model to children and baseball fans alike. 
Æ 
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