When Edgar Martinez takes the podium to speak at the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, it’s certain he’ll thank many Mariners teammates from his 18-year major-league career. Ken Griffey Jr., whom Martinez plated with the most memorable hit in club history and who stumped for Martinez in his own induction speech three years ago, will likely top that list. And there will be others — Randy Johnson, Jay Buhner, Mike Blowers, Dan Wilson, Joey Cora — whose names will conjure memories of better days when Seattle simply refused to lose.



There are other teammates whose names won’t immediately register with Mariners fans, but each of whom played a significant role in helping Martinez achieve baseball immortality.



For more than a decade, a Mariners communications team led by Randy Adamack and Tim Hevly waged a campaign to keep Martinez at the forefront of Hall of Fame voters’ minds. They weren’t the first team to advocate for...