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The 2019 Hall of Fame class loved to terrorize the Minnesota Twins

By Chris Schad

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 26: Mariano Rivera #42 of the New York Yankees sits in the dugout after the game against the Tampa Bay Rays on September 26, 2013 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City.Rivera is retiring after this season.This is the last game he will play in Yankee Stadium. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 26: Mariano Rivera #42 of the New York Yankees sits in the dugout after the game against the Tampa Bay Rays on September 26, 2013 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City.Rivera is retiring after this season.This is the last game he will play in Yankee Stadium. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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SEATTLE, WA – MARCH 28: Former Seattle Mariner and Hall of Famer Edgar Martinez waves to the crowd after throwing out the ceremonial first pitch against the Seattle Mariners and Boston Red Sox during their Opening Day game at T-Mobile Park on March 28, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA – MARCH 28: Former Seattle Mariner and Hall of Famer Edgar Martinez waves to the crowd after throwing out the ceremonial first pitch against the Seattle Mariners and Boston Red Sox during their Opening Day game at T-Mobile Park on March 28, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /

Edgar Martinez

Edgar Martinez was a key component of a nucleus that helped save baseball in Seattle. With rumors that the team would find its way to Tampa Bay, Martinez was one of the Mariners’ leaders that would help them capture their first two division titles in 1995 and 1996 and be a part of the 2001 Mariners that won an MLB-record 116 games.

Mixing in his accomplishments as a seven-time All-Star, five-time Silver Slugger Award winner and two-time American League batting champion, Martinez goes down as one of the greatest designated hitters in MLB history. But he also had a penchant for turning it up against the Twins.

Martinez would play just under a full season against the Twins in his career and the results would be lopsided in the slugger’s favor. In 141 games against Minnesota, Martinez would slash .339/.427/.587 and record a 1.014 OPS with 30 HR and 95 RBI.

Those numbers would exceed Martinez’s average season of .312/.418/.515 with 24 HR and 99 RBI. While a lot of those numbers came against the pitiful Twins teams of the 90s, there was no doubt that Martinez loved it when Minnesota showed up on the schedule.

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