Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais took some time before a game against the Houston Astros on Sunday to talk about the 2024 Hall of Fame Class — including former Mariner Adrian Beltre.
SEATTLE — The 2024 Hall of Fame class was inducted on Sunday and one of the four new members previously played for the Seattle Mariners: Third baseman Adrian Beltre.
"I was around him when I was in Texas," Servais said in a pregame interview Sunday. "And he had an unbelievable playoff run for us: three home runs in a playoff game that I'll never forget. Just a really good player, obviously, but maybe as good as person and teammate that I've been exposed to." "Phenomenal hitter," Servais said. "I don't care what ballpark he hit in, what era he hit in, this guy could really swing the bad. Really good competitor."
"When people remember the draft was coming out — it was Mark Prior or Joe Mauer," Servais said. "And a good friend of mine at the time was running the Minnesota Twins and it was a tough call. At the time, Mark Prior was the next coming of Nolan Ryan — a top college pitcher coming up. He was the Paul Skenes of that era. That's exactly what it was. And the Twins made the decision to go with Joe Mauer and I think they got it right.
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