Edgar Martinez makes jump, still short in Hall of Fame vote (Yahoo Sports)

Edgar Martinez continued his steady climb toward becoming the first player who was primarily a designated hitter to be elected to the baseball Hall of Fame. The former Seattle star and current Mariners hitting coach drew 58.6 percent of ballots when results of voting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America were announced on Wednesday. Martinez was on 259 of the 442 ballots, good for sixth most among the candidates.