2000 Seattle Mariners season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Seattle Mariners
season = 2000
misc = American League Runner-Up

current league = American League
y1 = 1977
division = Western Division
y2 = 1977
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Safeco Field
y4 = 1999
city = Seattle, Washington
y5 = 1977
owners = Hiroshi Yamauchi, represented by Howard Lincoln
managers = Lou Piniella
television = KIRO-TV 7
FSN Northwest
radio = KIRO 710 AM(Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Ron Fairly, Dave Valle, Dave Henderson)|The Seattle Mariners' 2000 season was the franchise's 24th, and ended with the Mariners losing the Ameican League Championship Series to the New York Yankees in 6 games.

The regular season ended with the Mariners finishing 2nd in the American League West but earning the franchise's first wild card berth, with a record of 91-71. In the playoffs, they swept the Chicago White Sox in the American League Division Series before being defeated by the Yankees.

Offseason

* November 17, 1999: Rich Butler signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/butleri01.shtml Rich Butler Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 15, 1999: John Olerud was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/olerujo01.shtml John Olerud Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ] January 19, 2000: Joe Oliver was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/olivejo01.shtml]
* February 10, 2000: Ken Griffey, Jr. was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Cincinnati Reds for Mike Cameron, Brett Tomko, Antonio Perez, and Jake Meyer (minors). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/griffke02.shtml Ken Griffey Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular Season

eason standings

Transactions

* May 19, 2000: Rickey Henderson signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.
*July 9, 2000: Wladimir Balentien was signed by the Seattle Mariners as an amateur free agent. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/balenwl01.shtml]
*July 31, 2000: John Mabry was traded by the Seattle Mariners with Tom Davey to the San Diego Padres for Al Martin. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mabryjo01.shtml John Mabry Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Roster

Starting pitchers

ALDS

Seattle wins the series, 3-0

ALCS

eattle Mariners vs. New York Yankees

Yankees win the Series, 4-2

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/2000.shtml 2000 Seattle Mariners]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2000&t=SEA 2000 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com] succession box
title = AL Wild Card
years = 2000
before = Boston Red Sox
1999
after = Oakland Athletics
2001