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| 2000 Seattle Mariners | ||
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| American League Wild Card Winners | ||
| League | American League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Safeco Field | |
| City | Seattle, Washington | |
| Record | 91–71 (.562) | |
| Divisional place | 2nd | |
| Owners | Hiroshi Yamauchi (represented by Howard Lincoln) | |
| General managers | Pat Gillick | |
| Managers | Lou Piniella | |
| Television | KIRO-TV 7 FSN Northwest | |
| Radio | KIRO 710 AM (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Ron Fairly, Dave Valle, Dave Henderson) | |
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The Seattle Mariners' 2000 season was the franchise's 24th, and ended in the ALCS, falling to the New York Yankees in six games.
The regular season ended with the Mariners finishing second in the American League West but earning the franchise's first wild card berth, with a 91–71 (.562) record. In the playoffs, they swept the Chicago White Sox in the ALDS, then were defeated by the New York Yankees.
Offseason
- November 17, 1999: Rich Butler was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.[1]
- December 15, 1999: John Olerud was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.[2]
- January 14, 2000: Brian Lesher was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.[3]
- January 19, 2000: Joe Oliver was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.[4]
- February 10, 2000: Ken Griffey Jr. was traded by the Mariners to the Cincinnati Reds for Mike Cameron, Brett Tomko, Antonio Pérez, and Jake Meyer (minors).[5]
Regular season
Season standings
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Oakland Athletics | 91 | 70 | 0.565 | — | 47–34 | 44–36 |
| Seattle Mariners | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | ½ | 47–34 | 44–37 |
| Anaheim Angels | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 9½ | 46–35 | 36–45 |
| Texas Rangers | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 20½ | 42–39 | 29–52 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL | ||
| Anaheim | — | 7–5 | 5–4 | 4–6 | 3–6 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 12–6 | ||
| Baltimore | 5–7 | — | 5–7 | 4–6 | 5–4 | 6–4 | 3–7 | 6–3 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 3–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 7–11 | ||
| Boston | 4–5 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–6 | 8–2 | 6–7 | 5–5 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 7–3 | 4–8 | 9–9 | ||
| Chicago | 6–4 | 6–4 | 5–7 | — | 8–5 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 6–3 | 7–5 | 6–4 | 5–5 | 5–5 | 12–6 | ||
| Cleveland | 6–3 | 4–5 | 6–6 | 5–8 | — | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 7–2 | 8–2 | 6–4 | 8–4 | 13–5 | ||
| Detroit | 5–5 | 4–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 7–6 | — | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 6–4 | 7–2 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 3–9 | 10–8 | ||
| Kansas City | 6–6 | 7–3 | 6–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 2–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–5 | 3–7 | 4–6 | 8–10 | ||
| Minnesota | 3–7 | 3–6 | 2–8 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | — | 5–5 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 4–6 | 8–4 | 5–4 | 7–11 | ||
| New York | 5–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 8–2 | 5–5 | — | 6–3 | 4–6 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 5–7 | 11–6 | ||
| Oakland | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–5 | 3–6 | 6–6 | 4–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 3–6 | — | 9–4 | 7–2 | 5–7 | 7–3 | 11–7 | ||
| Seattle | 8–5 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 5–7 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 6–4 | 4–9 | — | 9–3 | 7–5 | 8–2 | 11–7 | ||
| Tampa Bay | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 4–6 | 2–8 | 5–4 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 6–6 | 2–7 | 3–9 | — | 5–7 | 5–7 | 9–9 | ||
| Texas | 5–7 | 6–6 | 3–7 | 5–5 | 4–6 | 5–5 | 7–3 | 4–8 | 2–10 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 4–6 | 7–11 | ||
| Toronto | 7–5 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 6–4 | 4–5 | 7–5 | 3–7 | 2–8 | 7–5 | 6–4 | — | 9–9 | ||
Notable transactions
- May 19, 2000: Rickey Henderson was signed as a free agent by the Seattle Mariners.[6]
- July 9, 2000: Wladimir Balentien was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mariners.[7]
- July 31, 2000: John Mabry and Tom Davey were traded by the Mariners to the San Diego Padres for Al Martin.[8]
- September 28, 2000: Termel Sledge was sent by the Seattle Mariners to the Montreal Expos to complete an earlier deal made on August 8, 2000. The Seattle Mariners sent players to be named later to the Montreal Expos for players to be named later and Chris Widger. The Seattle Mariners sent Sean Spencer (August 10, 2000) and Terrmel Sledge (September 28, 2000) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
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Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases