Saturday's ceremony at T-Mobile Park was certainly special, but there were some interesting omissions.
Unfortunately for the Seattle Mariners, the best part of the weekend had nothing to do with anything that happened on the field.
The M's were swept - at home - by the Tampa Bay Rays, falling to a disappointing 56-63 on the season. They are just 3.5 games back in the American League wild card and 4.0 games back in the American League West, but with a daunting road trip on tap, any optimism about the Mariners is certainly fleeting.
Seattle now has just a 31.5 percent chance of making the playoffs, according to Fangraphs. Entering the season with World Series aspirations, the M's have been one of baseball's biggest disappointments.
However, the weekend wasn't all bad, as the Mariners honored the 50 Greatest Players in franchise history during Saturday's 50 Seasons Celebration.
And while the list was strong across the board, there were multiple glaring omissions from the group as well.
Tino Martinez
Martinez spent six years with the M's from 1990-95, helping launch the group to its first playoff appearance in '95. He hit .265 as a Mariner with 88 homers and 312 RBIs, including a 31 homer, 111-RBI campaign in that 1995 season. He was also an All-Star.
He had enough longevity and success to be on this team, and given the organization's nostalgia for 1995, that should have helped also.
Seattle Mariners first baseman Tino Martinez in action at the plate at Comiskey Park during the 1995 season. RVR Photos-USA TODAY SportsJoey Cora
Another one who played for the Mariners in 1995, Cora spent four seasons with the Mariners, hitting .293 and making the All-Star Game in 1997. He also had a .355 on-base percentage with the M's.
Eugenio Suarez
Suarez only played with the Mariners for 2.5 seasons in 2022, 2023 and 2025, but he ushered in some of the biggest moments in team history - for some of the best teams. He helped Seattle break the drought in 2022 and delivered a grand slam in Game 5 of the 2025 ALCS.
Jeff Nelson
Nelson spent part of eight seasons with the Mariners, appearing in 432 games. He pitched in 69 games for the record-setting 2001 team and also appeared in 62 games in the 1995 season. He deserved to be on this roster, as he was one of the most dependable relievers in baseball for years. He was 24-23 with a 3.26 ERA for the M's, also finishing 139 games.
As for who would we take out?
I'm not one who wants to belittle someone's career, because every player selected was great in their own way, but selections of Franklin Gutierrez, Joel Pineiro, Mike Jackson and Mark McLemore at least took me by surprise. The selection of Dave Valle was also up for debate.
