Kyle Seager’s Mariners legacy picked up a fresh piece of hardware on Thursday, even if it came from the internet rather than Cooperstown. The longtime Seattle third baseman was inducted into the “Hall of Pretty Good” after pulling in more than 97 percent of the vote, a quirky honor that has turned into a lighthearted way to celebrate players who left a real mark on the game.
That makes Seager the 100th member of the internet Hall of Fame. The concept isn’t an actual museum or institution, of course, but it has caught on over the past year or so. Seager’s wife, Julie, had some fun with the news, and former Mariners first baseman Ty France also backed his candidacy.
The list of other ex-Mariners in the group includes Steve Cishek, Austin Jackson, Rickie Weeks, Jay Bruce, Dee Strange-Gordon and Denard Span, but Seager stands out as the most accomplished name tied to Seattle’s version of the club. The site’s official Instagram page says a player needs 38.6 bWAR or less, no MVP awards, no Cy Youngs, no Hall of Fame membership and at least three seasons since retirement or inactivity.
Seager, now 38, was taken by the Mariners in the third round of the 2009 MLB Draft out of North Carolina. He spent his entire 11-year big league career in Seattle from 2011 to 2021, made the All-Star team in 2014 and won a Gold Glove. At the plate, he finished with a .251 average, 242 home runs and 807 RBIs.
Power was a big part of his game. He had nine seasons with at least 20 homers and twice reached 30 or more, including a career-high 35 in his final year in 2021. He walked away after his age-33 season, a decision that reflected his desire to spend more time at home.
Seattle never reached the playoffs during Seager’s run with the team, but the Mariners did get there in 2022, and players on that club - including JP Crawford - credited Seager with teaching them how to play the game the right way.
Earlier this summer, Seager was also included on the Mariners’ Top 50 Greatest Mariners team, though he did not attend the ceremony because of a strained relationship with the front office. Even so, his footprint with the franchise remains impossible to miss, from his years of production to his place in one of the best Mariners commercials ever made.
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