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Washington Post
3 days ago
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- Washington Post
Mariners will retire Randy Johnson's No. 51 during the 2026 season
SEATTLE — Hall of Famer Randy Johnson's No. 51 will be retired by the Seattle Mariners during a pregame ceremony next season, the club announced Monday. Johnson threw the first no-hitter in Mariners' history on June 2, 1990 — 35 years ago Monday — and in 1995 became their first Cy Young Award winner.
Associated Press
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
Mariners will retire Randy Johnson's No. 51 during the 2026 season
SEATTLE (AP) — Hall of Famer Randy Johnson's No. 51 will be retired by the Seattle Mariners during a pregame ceremony next season, the club announced Monday. Johnson threw the first no-hitter in Mariners' history on June 2, 1990 — 35 years ago Monday — and in 1995 became their first Cy Young Award winner. The exact date of the ceremony will be announced after the 2026 major league schedule is finalized. Johnson, 61, went 130-74 with a 3.42 ERA across 10 seasons with the Mariners. 'I'm happy that my contributions over the 10 years that I was there are being acknowledged now,' Johnson said via Zoom. 'It's been a long time, that's for sure.' Johnson enjoyed more success with the Arizona Diamondbacks, with whom he won four consecutive Cy Young Awards in addition to a World Series championship in 2001. However, the lanky left-hander nicknamed the 'Big Unit' because of his 6-foot-10 frame fondly remembers his Seattle tenure. A year Johnson looks back on with particular fondness is the 1995 season. The Mariners' future in Seattle was cast into doubt when in September of that year, King County voters rejected subsidy taxes to build a new stadium. Simultaneously, the Mariners enjoyed a prosperous season on the field at the Kingdome, which culminated in reaching the AL Championship Series before falling to the Cleveland Indians. Ultimately, the King County Council approved funding for a new stadium. 'Looking back at it now and that story being documented by the Mariners, it worked out,' Johnson said. 'I'm just thankful that I was a big part of that and everybody else was a big part of it, and everything just kind of jelled for all the players.' That season, Johnson went 18-2 with a 2.48 ERA during a 145-game season and won his first of five Cy Young Awards. But Johnson didn't hang around Seattle much longer; he was traded to the Houston Astros midway through the 1998 season. Johnson signed with the Diamondbacks as a free agent ahead of the 1999 campaign, and enjoyed some of the most successful seasons of his major league career across eight years in Arizona. As a result, Johnson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame wearing a Diamondbacks cap. 'To me, it was a difficult choice,' Johnson said. 'But, it was the right choice because statistically, I did more (in Arizona). Now if I could split the plaque and put a little bit of an M and a little bit of an A.' Even so, Johnson is grateful for his years in Seattle and looking forward to his moment in the sun. It will be a separate occasion from the No. 51 jersey retirement of right fielder Ichiro Suzuki, which is planned for Aug. 9. In 2001, three years after Johnson left Seattle, Suzuki arrived and wore jersey No. 51. Johnson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015. Suzuki will be inducted on July 27. Johnson's No. 51 will be the fifth number retired in Mariners' history, joining Ken Griffey Jr. (No. 24), Edgar Martinez (No. 11) and Suzuki. All MLB teams have retired Jackie Robinson's No. 42. 'I know the significance of Ichiro and his accomplishments, and I didn't want to interfere with his Hall of Fame induction this year or his number retirement this year,' Johnson said. 'And so, the one contingent factor I had was if this was going to happen that I didn't want to take away anything from his deserving day.' ___ AP MLB:
Reuters
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Reuters
Mariners to retire No. 51 in honor of Randy Johnson in 2026
June 2 - Seattle Mariners fans will be seeing double 51s next season. The team announced Monday it will retire the No. 51 worn by Baseball Hall of Fame member Randy Johnson during his nine-plus seasons with the club in 2026. The news came on the 35th anniversary of the day Johnson threw the first no-hitter in Mariners history. The Mariners traded Johnson to the Houston Astros at the 1998 trade deadline, and when Japanese star Ichiro Suzuki joined the team in 2001, he took No. 51. The Ichiro version of No. 51 will be retired by the franchise on Aug. 9, just after his Hall of Fame induction this summer. "Randy is both one of the greatest pitchers in Major League Baseball history, and one of the most important figures in our organization's history," said John Stanton, the Mariners' chairman and managing partner. "During the 1995 season that changed the future of this franchise, his 18-2 record (in a 145-game season) was properly recognized with his first Cy Young Award. "More importantly, and somewhat lost to history, the Mariners were an amazing 27-3 in his 30 starts that season, an incredible 24 games over .500, compared to a record of 52-63 when any other starter took to the hill for the club. His domination that year carried the Mariners to our first-ever postseason, which led directly to the construction of T-Mobile Park and the Mariners remaining safely in Seattle forever. "Randy's extraordinary accomplishments will forever be remembered and recognized with the retirement of his number 51." The date for the Johnson retirement ceremony will not be set until the 2026 schedule is issued. Ichiro will become the third Mariners player to have his number retired, joining the No. 24 of Ken Griffey Jr. and No. 11 of Edgar Martinez -- both Hall of Fame inductees. Johnson, also a Hall of Fame member, will be the fourth. The Mariners, like all MLB teams, also have retired Jackie Robinson's No. 42. In his 22-year career, Johnson, now 61, had a record of 303-166, a 3.29 ERA and 4,875 strikeouts, second only to Nolan Ryan (5,714) in major league history. He and Ryan are two of the only four players to record at least 300 wins and 4,000 strikeouts, joining Roger Clemens and Steve Carlton on the short list. He was a 10-time All-Star and won five Cy Young awards, his first with Seattle in 1995. With the Mariners, he was 130-74 with a 3.42 ERA in 274 appearances (266 starts) with a now unheard of 51 complete games and 19 shutouts. He also played for the Montreal Expos (1988-89), Astros (1998), Arizona Diamondbacks (1999-2004, 2007-08), New York Yankees (2005-06) and San Francisco Giants (2009). The Diamondbacks retired his number in 2015. --Field Level Media
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Padres Ace Dylan Cease Offers Immediate Update on 'Apparent Injury'
San Diego Padres starting pitcher Dylan Cease was cruising on May 7, during an away game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Cease was pitching a no-hitter heading into the seventh inning, before a Cody Bellinger home run got the Yankees on the board. Advertisement Not long after, the Padres ace was pulled from the game with an "apparent injury," per the official MLB account on X. For his final line, Cease went 6.2 innings, striking out 9, with 1 earned run off 1 hit and 2 walks. San Diego ended up losing this game in extra innings, but the bigger concern was Cease's injury departure. San Diego Padres starting pitcher Dylan Cease left the game early on May 7 facing the New York Yankees at Yankee Penner-Imagn Images Fortunately, Cease offered a positive update while speaking with reporters after the game. FOX Sports: MLB reported the news on X, stating: "Dylan Cease told reporters that he expects to make his next start and was having forearm cramps in the 7th inning. He passed all tests and thinks it's nothing serious." Although Cease has gotten off to a rough start to the 2025 season, with a 5.61 ERA before the Wednesday night outing, his health is obviously paramount for the Padres' World Series chances. Advertisement Cease is coming off a 14-11 campaign in which he pitched to a 3.47 ERA and finished fourth in the NL Cy Young voting. And San Diego doesn't have a ton of starting pitching depth behind Cease, Michael King, Nick Pivetta and Randy Vasquez. After the May 7 loss, the Padres are now 23-13 on the season, which places them 1.5 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West. As for Cease, his mostly stellar start against the Yankees lowers his 2025 ERA down to 4.91. Related: Padres' 18-Year-Old Prospect Is Turning Heads at a National Level Related: Long-Time Red Sox Starter Turning Heads With New Team: 'Breakout Ace'
