FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2017, file photo, Seattle Mariners former designated hitter Edgar Martinez smiles as he speaks at a news conference announcing the retirement by the team of his jersey number 11, in Seattle. Martinez is rocketing up the Hall of Fame ballot, boosted 13 years after his final swing by new-age statistical analyses and campaigning. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) Photo: Elaine Thompson, STF / Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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