Overview

• The Mariners announced on June 2, 2025 that Ichiro’s No. 51 will be retired on August 9 following his Hall of Fame induction and that Randy Johnson’s ceremony will take place during the 2026 season once that schedule is finalized.
• Johnson’s decade in Seattle (1989–98) featured the franchise’s first no-hitter on June 2, 1990 and an 18-2 Cy Young campaign in 1995 that propelled the team to its inaugural postseason and helped secure T-Mobile Park funding.
• Suzuki inherited No. 51 in 2001 with Johnson’s blessing and will become the third Mariner to have his number retired, joining Ken Griffey Jr. (24) and Edgar Martinez (11).
• Retiring the same number twice is highly unusual in MLB, mirroring only rare league-wide gestures such as the Yankees honoring Mariano Rivera’s 42 after Jackie Robinson.
• Johnson agreed to delay his own tribute so Suzuki could be celebrated during his Hall of Fame year, underscoring the shared respect between the two franchise icons.