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On Edgar Martinez's proudest day, he'll be thinking of the people who got him to Cooperstown, by Alex Coffey
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Pedro Martinez has high praise for Jason Varitek - The Boston Globe
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Yankees' Mariano Rivera, once a failed starting pitcher, is a Hall of Fame inspiration for persistence
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I love you, Seattle fans': Finally, Mariners legend Edgar Martinez joins the Baseball Hall of Fame
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Edgar Martinez is Seattle's Greatest Gift from the Baseball Gods - Lookout Landing
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Finally, Mariners legend Edgar Martinez joins the Baseball Hall of Fame
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JAWS and the 2014 Hall of Fame ballot: Edgar Martinez - Sports Illustrated
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Edgar Day. - Lookout Landing
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Finally, Mariners legend Edgar Martinez joins the Baseball Hall of Fame
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For Chris Sale and Jacob deGrom, chances for Cooperstown sidelined by injuries - The Boston Globe
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Another hit for Edgar: He's a Cooperstown hero - Sportspress Northwest
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Just like career, Edgar Martinez prepares for Cooperstown moment
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Edgar Martinez Confounds Peers Even as He Joins Them in Cooperstown - The New York Times
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I love you, Seattle fans': Finally, Mariners legend Edgar Martinez joins the Baseball Hall of Fame
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I love you, Seattle fans': Finally, Mariners legend Edgar Martinez joins the Baseball Hall of Fame