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The MLB Immaculate Grid’s July 12 version is now out. Today’s grid features the Seattle Mariners in the second vertical column and the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first row.
Therefore, the correct answer to the cross-section would be the names of players who have played for both the Seattle Mariners and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Numerous players have represented the two teams throughout their careers, one of them being Ketel Marte.
Marte made his MLB debut in 2015 with the Seattle Mariners. He was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks during the 2016-17 offseason.
Despite having a promising start with the Mariners, Marte’s 2016 season didn’t go as planned. He struggled with a batting average of .259, with a .287 on-base percentage, striking out 84 times in 119 games. He was also put on the disabled list thrice.
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Marte was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Nov. 23, 2016.
With a batting average of .316 with 20 home runs and 51 RBIs, Marte secured the place as the starting second baseman for the 2019 All-Star Game. The season that followed witnessed Marte hit .287 with 2 home runs and 17 RBI.
Marte extended his contract with the Diamondbacks, signing a $76 million deal on March 29, 2022.
Other MLB players who have played for both the Seattle Mariners and the Arizona Diamondbacks
Other correct responses include Randy Johnson, Ryan Cook, Drew Ellis, Mike Leake, Matt Koch, and Robbie Ray.
Johnson spent 22 seasons in MLB from 1988 to 2009. He represented six teams during his tenure. However, he mostly played for the Seattle Mariners and Arizona Diamondbacks.
Johnson was one of two players named World Series MVP in 2001. Johnson registered three wins, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a World Series victory over the New York Yankees while the team was only four seasons old. He also bagged the pitching Triple Crown in 2002.
He won the Cy Young Award five times and is one of only two pitchers (the other being Greg Maddux) to bag the award in four consecutive seasons (1999–2002).
He is among the five pitchers to pitch no-hitters in both leagues and one of 21 pitchers in the game's history to secure a win against all 30 MLB franchises.
