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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.
The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared at least in one game for the Seattle Mariners franchise. Players in Bold are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame . Players in italics have had their numbers retired by the team.
The Seattle Mariners have played their home games at T-Mobile Park since it opened in 1999. The Seattle Mariners are a Major League Baseball (MLB) team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. The team has been a member of the American League's West division since they entered as an expansion franchise in 1977. Their name was chosen in a public contest and reflects the city's nautical ...
A total of 81 Japanese-born [1] [2] players have played in at least one Major League Baseball (MLB) game. Of these players, eleven are on existing MLB rosters.The first instance of a Japanese player playing in MLB occurred in 1964, when the Nankai Hawks, a Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) team, sent three exchange prospects to the United States to gain experience in MLB's minor league system.
Daren Brown, who was the manager of the Mariners' Triple-A affiliate, the Tacoma Rainiers, managed the Mariners for the remainder of the 2010 season. Eric Wedge was hired to manage the team for the 2011 to 2013 seasons. Lloyd McClendon was hired as the Mariners' manager on November 7, 2013. [13]
The 2000 American League Championship Series (ALCS) was a semifinal matchup in Major League Baseball's 2000 postseason between the East Division champion and third-seeded New York Yankees and the Wild Card Seattle Mariners.
The 2000 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the American League side in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 2000 postseason, began on Tuesday, October 3, and ended on Sunday, October 8, with the champions of the three AL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. The teams were:
The Mariners were created as a result of a lawsuit. In 1970, in the aftermath of the Seattle Pilots' purchase and relocation to Milwaukee as the Milwaukee Brewers by Bud Selig, the city of Seattle, King County, and the state of Washington (represented by then-state Attorney General and future U.S. Senator Slade Gorton) sued the American League for breach of contract. [9]