It’s not every year the Seattle Mariners are in the thick of a MLB pennant race.
The M’s began their 2025 post-season this weekend against the Detroit Tigers in an American League Divisional Series.
Mariners fans still fondly recall the magical run their team went on 30 years ago when future Baseball Hall of Famer Edgar Martinez roped what is still known as “The Double” to score Joey Cora and then another future Hall of Famer, Ken Griffey Jr., in the AL Divisional Series and complete a comeback from down 2-0 in the Series to the New York Yankees and win the decisive fifth game, 6-5 in 11 innings.
And, as though there weren’t enough Hall of Famers leading the M’s, a certain Cooperstown-bound Randy Johnson pitched the final three innings to earn the win in relief.
Here’s a terrific look back at “The Double” and all related events from that October 8, 1995 day in Seattle’s long gone Kingdome from the New York Times‘ Corey Brock back in 2019.
From the Interesting Facts Department, Joey Cora – who scored just ahead of Ken Griffey Jr. – is currently the Detroit Tigers’ third base coach.
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