SEATTLE — Hall of Famer Randy Johnson's No. 51 will be retired by the Seattle Mariners during a pregame ceremony next season, the club announced Monday.
Johnson threw the first no-hitter in Mariners' history on June 2, 1990 — 35 years ago Monday — and in 1995 became their first Cy Young Award winner.
The exact date of the ceremony will be announced after the 2026 major league schedule is finalized.
Johnson, 61, went 130-74 with a 3.42 ERA across 10 seasons with the Mariners.
"I'm happy that my contributions over the 10 years that I was there are being acknowledged now," Johnson said via Zoom. "It's been a long time, that's for sure."
Johnson enjoyed more success with the Arizona Diamondbacks, with whom he won four consecutive Cy Young Awards in addition to a World Series championshi