Tag: Mariners

by Jacoby Nolnaho

Ken Griffey Jr. Career Overview

Ken Griffey Jr. was one of the best players of all time. Here is how it all got started:

Ken Griffey Jr. was born November 21 of 1969. He would go on to play a 22 year career with the Mariners, Reds, and White Sox. He is most famous for wearing 24 with the Mariners. In 2,671 career games, Griffey slugged 630 home runs, 524 doubles, 2,781 hits, 1,662 runs, 1,836 RBIs, and 184 stolen bases. He was an All Star 13 times and won the All Star Game MVP in 1992. He won 10 Gold Gloves, seven Silver Sluggers, and a MVP in 1997. His number is retired by the Seattle Mariners and he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015.

by Jacoby Nolnaho

Steal Facts: Robinson Cano

ROBINSON CANO

  • Robinson Cano is a second baseman who plays for the Seattle Mariners. He is six feet tall and weighs in at 212 pounds. Robinson Cano is named after Jackie Robinson. He also wears number 22.
  • Robinson Cano is a fan favorite in Seattle and New York. When he was with the Yankees, he surprised a young fan by jumping out of an ice cream truck.
  • Robinson Cano spent his first nine years of his career with the New York Yankees. With the Yankees, Cano won five Silver Sluggers and two Gold Gloves. He also won a World Series with the Yankees.
  • In Cano’s first 12 seasons, he has never had less than 30 doubles. In 2016, Cano has 20 doubles before the All Star Game. From 2009 to 2014, Robinson posted an average above .300.
  • As of 2016, Robinson Cano has been named to five All Star Games. He attended four as a Yankee and one as a Mariner. On top of that, he won the 2011 Home Run Derby at Chase Field.
  • In his first 1,770 games, Robinson has reached a ton of milestones. In that span, he has collected 258 home runs, 466 doubles, a .307 batting average, 1,037 RBIs, 1,017 runs scored, and 2,118 hits.
by Jacoby Nolnaho

Felix Hernandez

Felix Hernandez is one of the greatest pitchers in the game today.  Let’s now decode his current legacy.’

Felix Hernandez nickname is ‘’King Felix.’’  His kingdom is the Mariners stadium. There, the commoners (the fans) cheer him on.  His nickname is ‘’The King’’ because he always shuts down the batters usually striking them out. The fans bring signs that say K (the symbol that they use when scoring strikeouts) or broomsticks (to represent sweeping the other team.) ‘’King Felix’’ has a no-hitter and a Cy Young Award from 2010.

Felix Hernandez is the face of the franchise alongside the newly acquired Robinson Cano.  Like Cano, ‘’King Felix’’ is also a regular at the all-star game.  He even started the 2014 all-star game at Target Field.

Felix Hernandez is the best pitcher some people say while others say he rivals Clayton Kershaw.  As you can see, Felix Hernandez is one of the best pitchers in the American League and maybe the best in all of baseball.