At long last, the pursuit of baseball's highest honor has come to an end for Edgar Martinez.
The Seattle Mariners legend will be immortalized in Cooperstown with the other greats of America's pastime.
In his 10th and last year of eligibility, Martinez was named to the Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the 2019 class Tuesday afternoon. Martinez appeared on 85.4 percent of the 400-plus ballots cast by qualified members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, beyond the required 75 percent mark for induction.
The Hall of Fame nod comes for Martinez in 2019 after a steady rise in ballot counts the last few years, and less discrimination against the designated hitter position thanks to a growth in advanced statistics that have more accurately depicted Martinez's impact during his career.