Baseball social reacts to the Hall of Fame elections of Mariano and Edgar
By Tab Bamford
What an historic day. Mariano Rivera became the first player elected unanimously by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Edgar Martínez was finally elected on his last year on the ballot.
Canaleros were feliz.
Boricuas were feliz.
WE were feliz.
The praise for Mo and Gar rained down from all over. Former teammates, mentees, elected officials, sports franchises, heck, even Metallica sent their congrats. In today’s El Bullpen, we bring to you some of our favorite moments and reactions to yesterday’s announcement.
The Call
How did Mariano and Edgar react when they received the call of a lifetime?
Edgar gets the call. #EdgarHOF pic.twitter.com/FfnrcenFvA
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) January 22, 2019
The moment that Mo made history. ? pic.twitter.com/cfqkFxQphQ
— MLB (@MLB) January 23, 2019
Make it official
Welcome to the National Baseball Hall of Fame's Class of 2019! #HOF2019 https://t.co/cgk6TVg9xv
— National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ (@baseballhall) January 22, 2019
Mariano Rivera unanimously elected to Hall of Fame, along with Roy Halladay, Edgar Martinez, Mike Mussina. https://t.co/OphAo7shQ5
— BBWAA (@officialBBWAA) January 22, 2019
Highest Voting Percentages in @baseballhall History:
— Jon Shestakofsky (@Shesta_HOF) January 22, 2019
Mariano Rivera - 100% (425/425)
Ken Griffey Jr. - 99.32% (437/440)
Tom Seaver - 98.84% (425/430)
Nolan Ryan - 98.79% (491/497)
Cal Ripken - 98.53% (537/545)
Ty Cobb - 98.23% (222/226)
George Brett - 98.19% (488/497) https://t.co/3PirNNWLVs
Seattle, @Mariners, #EdgarHOF fans... YOU helped make this happen! Overcome with emotions. We feel your love and love you back! @11EdgarMartinez @BeLauxOfficial @TessaNicolle @cdowns31 NEXT STOP COOPERSTOWN, Seattle!!! pic.twitter.com/cRa8D43Qom
— Holli Martinez (@HolliMartinez1) January 22, 2019
Welcome to Cooperstown
Hall of Famers Pedro Martínez, Iván Rodríguez and Orlando Cepeda took to social media to welcome Edgar and Mariano to their exclusive fraternity.
Congrats gentlemen and see you all in #Cooperstown this summer ⚾️??? @baseballhall @MLB @LaVidaBaseball
— Ivan Pudge Rodriguez (@Pudge_Rodriguez) January 23, 2019
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.#HOF #HOF2019 #baseball #mlb #beisbol #MarianoRivera #EdgarMartinez #RoyHalladay #MikeMussina pic.twitter.com/N3zoVBIQCf
Felicidades @11EdgarMartinez Bienvenido a Cooperstown ??⚾️
— Orlando Cepeda (@OrlandoCepeda30) January 23, 2019
Our heroes
Current players and former teammates also congratulated the two legends on their election.
#EdgarHOF ????????
— Edwin Diaz (@SugarDiaz39) January 22, 2019
Mariano Rivera had an impact on a countless number of people, but I was probably one of the most fortunate. I know I wouldn’t be where I am today without sitting next to him for so many years. Thanks for everything Mo. No one deserves it more.
— David Robertson (@DRob30) January 23, 2019
Muchísimas felicidades caballete!! Para mi fue un honor BIEN GRANDE el poder compartir y trabajar juntos en Japón! Puerto Rico está de fiesta! #EdgarHOF ?? https://t.co/Goqs9m5zE2
— Enrique Hernández (@kikehndez) January 22, 2019
Two of the greatest teammates I ever played with. It was a true honor to share the field with Edgar Martinez ad Mariano Rivera. Congratulations with your induction into the Hall of Fame. Truly amazing!
— Jeff Nelson (@NYnellie43) January 22, 2019
What a #HOF2019 class! Congrats to my brother, Mariano Riviera, on becoming the first player to be elected unanimously. So happy for all four inductees, including my mentor Edgar Martinez, my teammate Mike Mussina and the late Roy Halladay, one of the best I ever faced.
— Alex Rodriguez (@AROD) January 22, 2019
Everybody in
Everyone in Seattle and New York joined the celebration, from the NFL teams in each city to politicians, the transit system in Seattle and, of course, Metallica. Even though they’re not on Mo’s playlist, they’re still thrilled for him to be headed to the Hall.
Hey Mo, we've got some old friends that wanted to say congrats. pic.twitter.com/enlwrVpaCc
— Cut4 (@Cut4) January 22, 2019
The Governor of Puerto Rico happily added Edgar to his island’s HOF list; there are now five Boricuas in the Hall.
#HOF ?? #5
— Ricardo Rosselló (@ricardorossello) January 22, 2019
.Clemente 1973
.Cepeda 1999
.Alomar 2011
.@Pudge_Rodriguez 2017
.@11EdgarMartinez 2019
The New York football Giants and the Seattle Seahawks both showed love for baseball icons in their cities.
The ??? is headed to Cooperstown! pic.twitter.com/x3oliePGzz
— New York Giants (@Giants) January 22, 2019
It's not just what he did, it's how he did it. Congratulations to a Seattle legend! ⚾️#EdgarHOF | #SeattleLove pic.twitter.com/sCQf6c6hIx
— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) January 22, 2019
Seattle’s transit system celebrated Edgar punching his ticket to Cooperstown.
MY OH MY!
— Sound Transit #StayHomeStaySafe - ? ? ? (@SoundTransit) January 23, 2019
Congratulations @11EdgarMartinez! #EdgarHOF pic.twitter.com/85MIGSmzcD
A tribute from the YES Network was sweet for Mo.
Unanimous! pic.twitter.com/khN02kTsgm
— YES Network (@YESNetwork) January 22, 2019
Puerto Rican boxing champion Amanda Serrano rang the bell for Edgar.
Felicidades a uno de los nuestros ??@11EdgarMartinez en su inducción
— Amanda Serrano ?? (@Serranosisters) January 23, 2019
Salon De La Fama 2019
Congratulations to one of ours ??@11EdgarMartinez in his induction to the
Hall Of Fame 2019 pic.twitter.com/zONwc49IaH
And, finally, Jimmy Traina shared one of the moments Yankees – indeed, baseball – fans will remember forever.
Happy Mariano Rivera Hall of Fame Day. Joe Girardi sending out Andy Pettitte and Derek Jeter to get Rivera in his last game ever will always be one of the most awesome things for Yankees fans. pic.twitter.com/NFeDpHgibs
— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) January 22, 2019
