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The Mariners were established as an
expansion team in 1977.
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They got their name Mariners because of
the prominence of marine culture in the city of Seattle from a name the team
contest.
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They play their games at T-Mobile Park
which is located in the SoDo neighborhood of Seattle, Washington.
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They have made the playoffs four times with
one wild card berth and three division titles.
Batting Lineup:
1.
RF Ichiro Suzuki
2.
2B Harold Reynolds
3.
CF Ken Griffey
4.
DH Edgar Martinez
5.
SS Alex Rodriguez
6.
LF Raul Ibanez
7.
3B Adrian Beltre
8.
1B John Olerud
9.
C Dan Wilson
Starting
Rotation:
2.
Jaime Moyer
5.
Mike Moore
Bullpen:
1.
Closer: Jeff Nelson
3.
JJ Putz
Bench:
OF-Jay Buhner
OF-Mike Cameron
INF-Omar Vizquel
INF-Bret Boone
Coaching
Staff:
Manager-Lou Piniella
Lou
Piniella managed the Mariners for ten seasons where he finished with the most
wins with 840 and is in the Mariners Hall of Fame. He guided them to three division
titles and one wild card berth which is all of their postseason visits. He won
manager of the year twice and led them to a record tying 116 wins in a season
which was in 2001.
Bench Coach-Scott Servais
Scott
Servais has managed the Mariners for only four seasons where he already has the
second most wins with 321.
1B Coach-Jim Lefebvre
Jim
Lefebvre managed the Mariners for three seasons where he finished the third most
wins with 233. He guided them to 77 wins in one season and to 83 wins in another
which was their first ever winning season.
3B Coach-Darrell Johnson
Darrell
Johnson managed the Mariners for four seasons where he finished with the fourth
most wins with 226. He was their first ever manager who also helped scout
players for the expansion draft.
Hitting Coach-Eric Wedge
Eric
Wedge managed the Mariners for three seasons where he finished with the fifth
most wins with 213. He resigned after this third season due to health concerns
after having a stroke mid-season.
Pitching
Coach-Bryan Price
Bryan
Price was the Mariners longest tenured pitching coach for seven years where he
earned USA Today Baseball Weekly’s Pitching Coach of the Year in 2001 for
leading his staff to the lowers ERA in the AL.
Bullpen Coach-Mike Hargrove
Mike
Hargrove managed the Mariners for three seasons where he finished with the sixth
most wins with 192. He resigned mid-season and was quoted saying “the passion
has begun to fade and it would not be fair to myself or the team to continue”. He
became the first manager since 1900 to depart while on a winning streak of more
than seven games.
There
have been six Hall of Fame players who have played for them at different points
in their respective careers. They have two numbers retired for players and
could potentially have three more numbers retired for two more players and one
manager.
Edgar
Martinez spent eighteen seasons in the infield or at DH for the Mariners as their
greatest player where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected
into the Hall of Fame in 2019, is in the Mariners Hall of Fame and they retired
his number 11. He made all seven of his All-Star appearances, won all five of
his silver sluggers, won the Roberto Clemente Award, won two batting titles and
led the AL in RBIs once while there. He also was their hitting coach for four
seasons and is an advisory role now. He
finished as the franchise leader for many offensive categories in Mariners
history like having the highest offensive WAR, on base percentage, most games
played, plate appearances, total bases, doubles, RBIs, walks and extra base hits.
Ken
Griffey Jr. spent eleven seasons in the outfield for the Mariners as their greatest/longest tenured center fielder where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got
him elected into the Hall of Fame in 2016, is in the Mariners Hall of Fame and
they retired his number 24. He made ten of his thirteen All-Star appearances, won
all ten of his gold gloves, won all seven of his silver sluggers, led the AL in
home runs four times, led the AL in RBIs once and won the 1997 AL MVP while
there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Mariners
history like having the highest WAR for position players, most home runs, second
highest offensive WAR, second most total bases, doubles, walks, RBIs and extra
base hits to name some.
Randy
Johnson pitched ten seasons for the Mariners as their greatest pitcher where he
put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of
Fame in 2015 and is in the Mariners Hall of Fame. He made five of his ten All-Star
appearances, he won one of his five CY Young awards, led the AL in ERA once,
led the AL in strikeouts four times and pitched a no-hitter while there. He
also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Mariners history
like having the most shutouts, strikeouts per 9 IP, tied for the lowers ERA,
second most complete games, strikeouts, second best win-loss percentage and
second highest WAR for pitchers to name some.
Ichiro
Suzuki spent fourteen in the outfield for the Mariners as their greatest/longest
tenured outfielder/greatest/longest tenured right fielder where he put up numbers
that will get him elected into the Hall of Fame when eligible. He made all ten
of his All-Star appearances, won all ten of his gold gloves, won all three
silver sluggers, won two batting titles, led the AL in stolen bases once, has
the record most hits in a season, won AL Rookie of the Year, won the 2001 AL
MVP, won an All-Star game MVP, has the record for most consecutive seasons of
200 hits in a season and has countless hitting records as well while there. He
also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Mariners history like
having the highest batting average, most hits, at bats, triples, stolen bases,
singles, second most plate appearances, games played, third highest offensive
WAR and third highest WAR for position players to name some.
Alex
Rodriguez spent six seasons in the infield for the Mariners as their greatest/longest
tenured shortstop where he made four of his fourteen All-Star appearances, won
four of his ten silver slugger, won one MLB batting title, led the AL in doubles
once and led the AL in hits once while there. He also finished in the top 10
for many offensive categories in Mariners history like having the highest
slugging percentage, third highest batting average, fourth highest WAR for position
players, fourth highest offensive WAR, fifth most stolen bases and home runs to
name some.
Adrian
Beltre spent five seasons in the infield for the Mariners as their second greatest
third basemen where he won two of his five gold gloves, hit the first inside-the-park
home run in their ballpark, won the fielding bible award twice and hit for the
cycle once while there. He also finished with the third highest defensive WAR
and eight highest WAR for position players in Mariners history.
Raul
Ibanez spent ten seasons in the outfield for the Mariners as their greatest/longest
tenured left fielder where he had six hits in a game once, hit the first grand
slam in their ballpark, had a 24 go-ahead RBI streak, reached base 11 consecutive
times, had two five hit games in season, was oldest player in MLB history to have
20 home runs before the break and won the Hutch Award while there. He also finished
in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Mariners history like having the
sixth most doubles, triples, seventh most hits, total bases, extra bases hits
and eight most home runs to name some.
Harold
Reynolds spent ten seasons in the infield for the Mariners as their greatest/longest
tenured second basemen where he both of his All-Star appearances, won all three
of his gold gloves, won the Roberto Clemente Award, led AL second basemen five
times in double plays, led AL second basemen in least amount of errors four
times, led the AL in triples once and led the AL in stolen bases once while
there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Mariners
history like having the second most triples, third most stolen bases, fourth
most singles, sixth highest defensive WAR, seventh most at bats and plate appearances
to name some.
John
Olerud spent five seasons in the infield for the Mariners as their greatest
first basemen where he made one of his two All-Star appearances, won all three
of his gold gloves and led the AL in sacrifice flies once while there. He also finished
the third highest on base percentage and seventh most walks in Mariners
history.
Dan
Wilson spent twelve seasons behind the plate for the Mariners as their greatest/longest
tenured catcher where he made his only All-Star appearance, led AL catchers in
fielding percentage twice, led AL catchers in putouts twice, led AL catchers in
caught stealing twice, set the AL record for catchers with the most putouts, highest
fielding for a catcher in AL history while there and is in the Mariners Hall of
Fame. He also is their minor league catching coordinator. He finished in the
top 10 for many offensive categories in Mariners history like having the
highest defensive WAR, sixth most singles, games played, eighth most doubles, hits,
plate appearances and at bats to name some.
Jamie
Moyer pitched eleven seasons for the Mariners where he made his only All-Star appearance,
won the Roberto Clemente Award, won the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, won the
Hutch Award, won the Branch Rickey Award, only pitcher to win twenty games more
than once in a season in their franchise history while there and is one of twenty nine pitchers
to appear in four decades. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories
in Mariners history like having the second most innings pitched, games started,
wins, third highest WAR for pitcher, third best win-loss percentage and third
most strikeouts to name some.
Mark
Langston pitched five seasons for the Mariners where he made one of his four
All-Star appearances, won two of his seven gold glove, won Rookie Pitcher of
the Year and led the AL in stakeouts three times while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many
pitching categories in Mariners history like having third most shutouts,
complete games, fourth highest WAR for pitchers and strikeouts to name some.
Freddy
Garcia pitched five seasons for the Mariners where he made both of his All-Star
appearances, led the AL in innings once and led the AL in ERA once while there.
He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Mariners history
like having the fourth most wins, fifth highest WAR for pitchers and eight
lowest ERA to name some.
Mike
Moore pitched seven seasons for the Mariners where he finished in the top 10
for many pitching categories in Mariners history like having the most complete
games, third most shutouts, fourth most innings pitched and games started to
name some. Other notable starters in Mariners history have been Jarrod Washburn, Joel Pineiro, Jason Vargas, Hisashi Iwakuma, Matt Young, Ryan Franklin
and Felix Hernandez who is active.
Jay
Buhner spent fourteen seasons in the outfield for the Mariners as their second
greatest/second longest tenured right fielder where he made his only All-Star appearance,
won his only gold glove, first Mariner to hit for the cycle while there and is
the Mariners Hall of Fame. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories
in Mariners history like having the third most home runs, RBIs, walks, extra
base hits, fourth most games played, at bats, plate appearances, hits, total
bases, fifth most doubles and fifth highest WAR for position players to name
some.
Mike
Cameron spent four seasons in the outfield for the Mariners as their second greatest/second longest tenured center fielder where he made his only All-Star appearance,
won two of his three gold gloves, hit four home runs in a game while there, is one
of twenty two players in MLB history to have at least 250 home runs-250 stolen
bases and is the only player in MLB history to hit two home runs in the same
game with eight separate teams. He also finished with the seventh most stolen
bases and eight most triples in Mariners history. Other notable outfielders in
Mariners history have been Randy Winn, Phil Bradley, Franklin Gutierrez, Dave Henderson,
Ruppert Jones, Al Cowens and Richie Zisk.
Bret
Boone spent seven years in the infield for the Mariners as their second
greatest/second longest tenured second basemen where he two of his three
All-Star appearances, won three of his four gold gloves, won both of his silver
sluggers, led the AL in RBIs once, him & Cameron were the only teammates ever
hit two home runs in same inning and was in two home run derbies while there. He
also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Mariners history
like having the seventh highest slugging percentage, ninth most extra base
hits, home runs, RBIs and offensive WAR to name some.
Omar Vizquel spent five seasons in the
infield for the Mariners as their second greatest/second longest tenured shortstop where he won
one of eleven gold gloves while there and has the second highest defensive WAR in
Mariners history. Other notable infielders in Mariners history have been Richie Sexon, Alvin Davis, David Segui, Joey Cora, Julio Cruz, Carlos Guillen, Craig Reynolds, Jeff Cirilo, Mike Blowers, Jim Presley, utility player Willie Bloomquist, active players Robinson Cano and Kyle Seager.
Dave
Valle spent ten seasons behind the plate for the Mariners as their second
greatest/second longest tenured where he led AL catchers in fielding percentage
once, led AL catchers in putouts once, led AL catchers in caught stealing once
and caught a no-hitter while there. He also worked as a color commentator, did
pre/post game shows and was a minor league manager for them. He finished with
the ninth highest defensive WAR in Mariners history. Another notable catcher in
Mariners history has been Mike Zunino who is active.
Jeff
Nelson was the Mariners closer for eight seasons where he made his only
All-Star appearance while there. He also finished with the most games played
and eight most games finished in Mariners history.
Arthur
Rhodes was the Mariners closer for four seasons where he finished with the fifth
most games played in Mariners history.
JJ
Putz was the Mariners closer for six seasons where he made his only All-Star appearance
and won reliever of the year once while there. He also finished with the most
games finished, third most saves and sixth most games played in Mariners
history.
Kazuhiro Sasaki was the Mariners closer for four seasons where he won Rookie of the Year
and made both of his of his All-Star appearances while there. He also finished
with the most saves and second most games finished in Mariners history.
George
Sherrill was the Mariners closer for five years where he made the AAA All-Star
game when in the minors.
Michael
Jackson was the Mariners closer for five years where he finished with the third
most games played and sixth most games finished in Mariners history. Other notable relievers in Mariners history have been Rafael Soriano,
Tom Wilhelmsen, Eddie Guardado, Mike Schooler, Bobby Ayala, Norm Charlton and
current pitcher Fernando Rodney.
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