Back in 2017, Kyle Seager wore a jersey with “Corey’s Brother” across the back for Players Weekend. At the end of 2021, Kyle Seager announced his retirement after 11 seasons in the majors.It was a surprise to see Kyle Seager announce his retirement since he just crushed a career-high 35 home runs in 2021.
Kyle Seager made his MLB debut on July 7, 2011. He spent 11 years in the majors, all with the Mariners. In his career, he hit .251/.321/.442 with 242 home runs, 807 RBI and 55 stolen bases. Those numbers don’t look super spectacular, but in the Mariners franchise, his contribution is hard to ignore.In the Mariners franchise history, only one player played more than 2000 games for the team, that player is Edgar Martinez. Moreover, Ichiro Suzuki played 1861 games for the Mariners and Ken Griffey Jr. played 1685 games in the Mariners uniform. Ken Griffey Jr. became a Hall of Famer in 2016 and Edgar Martinez was inducted to the Hall of Fame in 2019. Ichiro Suzuki had 3089 hits in his career in the MLB and there’s no doubt that he will make a speech in Cooperstown. Kyle Seager played 1480 games for the Mariners and only three “Hall of Famers” played more games with the Mariners than Seager did.
In addition, Kyle Seager had 1395 hits over 11 seasons with the Mariners. In the Mariners history, Ichiro collected 2542 hits in 14 seasons. Edgar Martinez spent 18 years with the Mariners and he had 2247 hits. Moreover, Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. played 13 seasons for the Mariners and collected 1843 hits. Furthermore, Jay Buhner spent 14 seasons in Seattle and he had 1255 hits. Kyle Seager finished top 5 in hits in the Mariners history.
Finally, Edgar Martinez had 838 extra base hits in his career. Among those 838 extra base hits, 309 were home runs. Meanwhile, Ken Griffey Jr. crushed 417 home runs in the Mariners uniform and he had 788 XBH over those 13 seasons. Kyle Seager had 565 extra base hits over the last 11 seasons and Seager blasted 242 home runs. Furthermore, Jay Buhner had 557 XBH in 1440 games with the Mariners. Ichiro Suzuki had 473 extra base hits as a Mariner. Alex Rodriguez spent 7 seasons with the Mariners and he had nearly 400 extra base hits.
Looking back at Kyle Seager’s career, he spent all 11 seasons with the Mariners and he played a key role to contribute to the Mariners lineup. As we can easily see, Kyle Seager finished top 5 in games played, hits and extra base hits in the Mariners franchise history. The Mariners fans will definitely not forget Kyle Seager’s contribution in Seattle. Kyle Seager slashed .212/.285/.438 with a career-high 35 home runs and a career-high 101 RBI in 2021. However, his OPS dropped from .788 to .723. He turned 34 last November and it seems that he can still hit. Perhaps, he can play for a few more seasons. Did he announce his retirement too early?
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