Seattle Mariners fans will be seeing double 51s next season.

The No. 51 worn by Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson during his nine-plus seasons with the club will be retired during the 2026 season. The team made the announcement Monday on the 35th anniversary of the day Johnson threw the first no-hitter in Mariners history.

The Mariners traded Johnson to the Houston Astros at the 1998 trade deadline. When Japanese star Ichiro Suzuki joined the team in 2001, he took No. 51.

The Ichiro version of No. 51 will be retired by the franchise on Aug. 9, 2025, just after his Hall of Fame induction this summer.

Johnson, a 10-time All-Star, won the first of his five Cy Young Awards with Seattle in 1995. With the Mariners, he was 130-74 with a 3.42 ERA in 274 appearances (266 starts) wit

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