Seattle Mariners legends Ichiro Suzuki and Edgar Martinez currently occupy the second spot on the list of baseball’s all-time greats, but now-New York Yankees players Aaron Judge and Anthony Volpi have overtaken them.
The Yankees duo’s teammates’ consecutive games on base record now stands at 32, three games away from tying Martinez and Ichiro, who each reached base in 35 consecutive games in 2001.
According to Sarah Langs of MLB.com:
Most consecutive games reached safely and most teammates played together (Expansion Era, 1961):
1998 Cal Ripken, Eric Davis: 36
2001 Ichiro, Edgar Martinez: 35
2003 Andrew Jones, Rafael Furcal: 34
2024 Anthony Volpe, Aaron Judge: 32 *Active
1988 Mike Greenwell, Wade Boggs: 32
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Most consecutive games reached safely and most teammates played together (Expansion Era, 1961):
1998 Cal Ripken, Eric Davis: 36
2001 Ichiro, Edgar Martinez: 35
2003 Andrew Jones, Rafael Furcal: 34
2024 Anthony Volpe, Aaron Judge: 32 *Active
1988 Mike Greenwell,…
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) June 7, 2024
Ichiro and Edgar’s winning streak was another great part of the 2001 Mariners season, which was the most successful regular season in the team’s history. The Mariners won 116 games that year, also tying the all-time record in baseball.
That year, Martinez batted .306 with 23 home runs and 116 RBIs. He was an All-Star and had a .423 on-base percentage. Martinez was a seven-time All-Star, a two-time batting champion and a five-time Silver Slugger Award winner. He had a career batting average of .312 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2019.
Ichiro will be eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame for the first time in 2025. Ichiro played in the major leagues for 19 years (including time in Japan) and had a career batting average of .311 in the United States. He spent 14 years with the Mariners, winning Rookie of the Year and MVP in 2001. He was an All-Star 10 times, a Gold Glover Award winner 10 times, and a two-time batting champion. He had a batting average of .350 in the 2001 season.
The Yankees will get a chance to get closer to the Mariners’ icon on Friday when they face the Dodgers.
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