Seattle Mariners: Former M’s hero involved in public feud
The Seattle Mariners’ long-time third baseman Kyle Seager retired after the 2021 season. Most M’s fans understood and wished him well. Now one local radio host is fanning the flames of hate on Seager.
Kyle Seager was the Seattle Mariners’ third-round draft pick in the 2009 draft. Two years later, he debuted and played his entire decade-long career in Seattle. Seager, along with Felix Hernandez, never made it to the playoffs during their Seattle tenure. That doesn’t stop the fan base from loving both players. Although, Seager’s end of his career performance did put a damper on his career.
Seager finished his career as a career .251 hitter averaging 26 home runs, 88 RBIs, 153 hits, a .321 OBP, and a .763 OPS. Unfortunately, after 2016 he never hit over .249, and in his final season, Seager’s batting average dropped to .212. Only two times in his career did he hit 30 or more home runs, 2016 and 2021.
Fans can legitimately debate whether 2014 or 2016 was Seager’s best season. He put up better stats in 2016. However, 2016 was his only All-Star appearance and Gold Glove selection. For his career, Seager has a .966 fielding percentage. Peaking in 2014 at .981
So, again he was a pretty good third baseman for the Seattle Mariners. Arguably the best in the franchise’s history. In several different seasons, he was the Seattle Mariners’ best player. Seager was also one of the few prospects that actually panned out during an era when the M’s struggled to develop talent.
Many of his teammates loved him. It would also be hard to find many Mariners fans who say they didn’t like Seager. Sure he had his flaws, but ultimately his positives outweighed the negatives.
However, there are two individuals in Seattle who are not fans of Seager. Those two are Mike Salk and Brock Huard of 710 ESPN. And none of these guys are backing down from their views on each other. So, why is this even a topic now that Seager is retired?
You ain’t lying Kyle was one of the best teammates I ever had. He held it down in this city for 10 years!! Don’t talk about Cap like that 😡 https://t.co/XGdBqOSfzW
— jp crawford (@jp_crawford) April 21, 2022