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11 Days of Edgar: Seattle Icon

Edgar Martinez is an iconic figure in the Seattle sports landscape.

He spent 18 Major League seasons in a Mariners uniform, the longest career of any pro athlete with a Seattle-based team.

The list of the 10-longest tenured athletes in Seattle pro sports history reads like a who’s who of pro sports in Seattle — and at the top of that distinguished collection of names, steady as ever, is Edgar.

Longest Careers: Seattle Pro Athletes

Edgar Martinez, Mariners, 18 seasons
Sue Bird, Storm, 15 seasons*
Joe Nash, Seahawks, 15 seasons
Jay Buhner, Mariners, 14 seasons
Steve Largent, Seahawks, 14 seasons
Mack Strong, Seahawks, 14 seasons
Ken Griffey Jr.