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2000 Seattle Mariners
American League Wild Card winners
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionWest
BallparkSafeco Field
CitySeattle, Washington
Record91–71 (.562)
Divisional place2nd
OwnerHiroshi Yamauchi
(represented by Howard Lincoln)
General managerPat Gillick
ManagerLou Piniella
TelevisionKIRO-TV 7
FSN Northwest
RadioKIRO 710 AM
(Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs,
Ron Fairly, Dave Valle,
Dave Henderson)
← 1999
2001 →

The Seattle Mariners' 2000 season was the franchise's 24th, and ended in the American League Championship Series, 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 American League Division Series but were defeated by the Yankees in the next round.

The Mariners traded future Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. before the start of the season, which was also Alex Rodriguez's final season with Seattle.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Season standings

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AL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Oakland Athletics 9170 .565 — 47‍–‍34 44‍–‍36
Seattle Mariners 9171 .562 ½ 47‍–‍34 44‍–‍37
Anaheim Angels 8280 .506 9½ 46‍–‍35 36‍–‍45
Texas Rangers 7191 .438 20½ 42‍–‍39 29‍–‍52

Record vs. opponents

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2000 American League record
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2000
Team ANA BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KC MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL
Anaheim—7–55–44–63–65–56–67–35–55–85–86–67–55–712–6
Baltimore5–7—5–74–65–46–43–76–35–74–83–78–56–67–67–11
Boston4–57–5—7–56–67–54–68–26–75–55–56–67–34–89–9
Chicago6–46–45–7—8–59–35–77–58–46–37–56–45–55–512–6
Cleveland6–34–56–65–8—6–75–75–85–56–67–28–26–48–413–5
Detroit5–54–65–73–97–6—5–77–68–46–47–24–55–53–910–8
Kansas City6–67–36–47–57–57–5—7–52–84–84–85–53–74–68–10
Minnesota3–73–62–85–78–56–75–7—5–55–73–94–68–45–47–11
New York5–57–57–64–85–54–88–25–5—6–34–66–610–25–711–6
Oakland8–58–45–53–66–64–68–47–53–6—9–47–25–77–311–7
Seattle8–57–35–55–72–72–78–49–36–44–9—9–37–58–211–7
Tampa Bay6–65–86–64–62–85–45–56–46–62–73–9—5–75–79–9
Texas5–76–63–75–54–65–57–34–82–107–55–77–5—4–67–11
Toronto7–56–78–45–54–89–36–44–57–53–72–87–56–4—9–9

Season summary

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Awards and honors

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Closer Kazuhiro Sasaki won the American League (AL) Rookie of the Year Award. His 37 saves set a new franchise single-season record, surpassing Mike Schooler's 33 saves in 1989.[11][12][13]

Designated hitter Edgar Martinez won the AL Player of the Month Award for May after batting .441 with an .814 slugging percentage.[14] He led the AL with 145 runs batted in and won the Edgar Martínez Award.[15]

Shortstop Alex Rodriguez won the Baseball America Major League Player of the Year Award[16] and a Silver Slugger Award. First baseman John Olerud won a Gold Glove Award.[17]

Rodriguez, Martínez, and Sele were selected to the All-Star Game.[18]

Notable transactions

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2000 roster

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2000 Seattle Mariners
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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= Indicates team leader
= Indicates league leader
Starters by position
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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

Pos Player G AB R H HR RBI Avg. SB
CDan Wilson902683163527.2351
1BJohn Olerud1595658416114103.2850
2BMark McLemore13048172118346.24530
3BDavid Bell133454571121147.2472
SSAlex Rodriguez14855413417541132.31615
LFRickey Henderson923245877430.23831
CFMike Cameron155543961451978.26724
RFJay Buhner11236450922682.2530
DHEdgar Martínez15355610018037145.3243

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Other batters
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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Player G AB R H HR RBI Avg. SB
Charles Gipson59297903.3102
Carlos Guillén902884574742.2571
Carlos Hernández210000.0000
Raúl Ibañez921402132215.2292
Stan Javier1053426194540.2754
Tom Lampkin361031526723.2520
Brian Lesher551403.8001
John Mabry47103182517.2430
Robert Machado8142311.2140
Al Martin42134193149.2314
Joe Oliver6920033531035.2652
Anthony Sanders1111001.0000
Chris Widger10111111.0911

Pitching

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Starting pitchers
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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Aaron Sele34211.217104.51137
Paul Abbott35179.0974.22100
John Halama30166.21495.0887
Jamie Moyer26154.013105.4998
Freddy García21124.1953.9179
Gil Meche1585.2443.7860
Other pitchers
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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Brett Tomko3292.1754.6859
Joel Piñeiro819.1105.5910
Relief pitchers
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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Kazuhiro Sasaki6325373.1678
Arthur Rhodes725804.2877
José Paniagua693053.4771
José Mesa664615.3684
Robert Ramsay371103.4032
Frank Rodriguez232106.2719
Kevin Hodges130005.197
John Mabry100027.000

Postseason

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ALDS

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Seattle Mariners vs. Chicago White Sox

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Seattle wins the series, 3–0

Game Home Score Visitor Score Date Series
1Chicago4Seattle7October 31–0 (SEA)
2Chicago2Seattle5October 42–0 (SEA)
3Seattle2Chicago1October 63–0 (SEA)

ALCS

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Seattle Mariners vs. New York Yankees

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Yankees win the Series, 4–2

GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1Seattle – 2, New York – 0October 10Yankee Stadium54,481
2Seattle – 1, New York – 7October 11Yankee Stadium55,317
3New York – 8, Seattle – 2October 13Safeco Field47,827
4New York – 5, Seattle – 0October 14Safeco Field47,803
5New York – 2, Seattle – 6October 15Safeco Field47,802
6Seattle – 7, New York – 9October 17Yankee Stadium56,598

Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
AAA Tacoma Rainiers Pacific Coast League Dave Myers
AA New Haven Ravens Eastern League Dan Rohn
A Lancaster JetHawks California League Mark Parent
A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Midwest League Gary Thurman
A-Short Season Everett AquaSox Northwest League Terry Pollreisz
Rookie AZL Mariners Arizona League Omer Muñoz

League champions: New Haven, AZL Mariners[25]

MLB draft

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2000 Seattle Mariners draft picks
Jason Hammel (pictured) was the Mariners 23rd round pick in 2000.
Information
OwnerNintendo of America
General Manager(s)Pat Gillick
Manager(s)Lou Piniella
First pickSam Hays
Draft positions16th
Number of selections47
Links
ResultsBaseball Reference
Official SiteThe Official Site of the Seattle Mariners Archived January 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
Years1999 • 2000 • 2001

The following is a list of 2000 Seattle Mariners draft picks. The Mariners took part in the June regular draft, also known as the Rule 4 draft. The Mariners made 47 selections in the 2000 draft, the first being pitcher Sam Hays in the fourth round. In all, the Mariners selected 21 pitchers, 13 outfielders, 6 catchers, 5 shortstops, and 2 third basemen.

Draft

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Jamal Strong was selected by the Mariners in the sixth round of the 2000 draft.
Eagles and Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown was the 42nd round pick of the Mariners.

Key

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Round (Pick) Indicates the round and pick the player was drafted
Position Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play
Bold Indicates the player signed with the Mariners
Italics Indicates the player did not sign with the Mariners
Indicates the player made an appearance in Major League Baseball

Table

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Round (Pick) Name Position School Source
4 (116) Sam Hays Left-handed pitcher Waco High School [26]
5 (146) Derrick Van Dusen Left-handed pitcher Riverside City College [27]
6 (176) Jamal Strong Outfielder University of Nebraska–Lincoln [28]
7 (206) Jaime Bubela Outfielder Baylor University [29]
8 (236) Rett Johnson Right-handed pitcher Coastal Carolina University [30]
9 (266) Charlie Manning Left-handed pitcher University of Tampa [31]
10 (296) Ryan Ketchner Left-handed pitcher John I. Leonard High School [32]
11 (326) Blake Bone Third baseman University of Alabama in Huntsville [33]
12 (356) Erick Swanson Left-handed pitcher Oakland University [34]
13 (386) Skip Wiley Right-handed pitcher Chaminade–Madonna College Preparatory School [35]
14 (416) Manny Crespo Outfielder University of Miami [36]
15 (446) Jake Daubert Third baseman Rutgers University [37]
16 (476) Jared Jones Outfielder Florida State University [38]
17 (506) Steven Moore Outfielder Dominguez High School [39]
18 (536) Jonathan Douillard Catcher Harrison High School [40]
19 (566) Tanner Watson Right-handed pitcher Arnprior District High School [41]
20 (596) Miguel Martinez Left-handed pitcher Maria Auxiliadora High School [42]
21 (626) Robbie Van Left-handed pitcher Silverado High School [43]
22 (656) Larry Brown Outfielder College of the Canyons [44]
23 (686) Jason Hammel Right-handed pitcher South Kitsap High School [45]
24 (716) William Corbin Catcher Jefferson High School [46]
25 (746) Kyle Pawelczyk Left-handed pitcher Elkins High School [47]
26 (776) Jose Cruz Outfielder Florida Air Academy [48]
27 (806) Theo Heflin Left-handed pitcher Hutchinson Community College [49]
28 (836) Thomas Williams Outfielder McCallum High School [50]
29 (866) Brandon Espinosa Right-handed pitcher Mater Dei High School [51]
30 (896) Frederick Ambres Right-handed pitcher Ranger College [52]
31 (926) Jason Looper Shortstop Sentinel High School [53]
32 (956) Phil Cullen Right-handed pitcher University of Utah [54]
33 (986) Ben Hudson Catcher Truett-McConnell College [55]
34 (1016) Chris Way Right-handed pitcher Groves High School [56]
35 (1046) Chris Way Right-handed pitcher Ridgewood High School [57]
36 (1076) Ben Williams Shortstop Calloway High School [58]
37 (1106) Billy Sadler Right-handed pitcher Pensacola Catholic High School [59]
38 (1136) Colby Summer Shortstop Mountain View High School [60]
39 (1166) John Nelson Shortstop University of Kansas [61]
40 (1195) Justin Ottman Left-handed pitcher North Rockland High School [62]
41 (1224) Ryan Welborn Outfielder Yukon High School [63]
42 (1253) Ronnie Brown Outfielder Cartersville High School [64]
43 (1281) Craig Moreland Outfielder Trousdale County High School [65]
44 (1308) Dennis Cervenka Left-handed pitcher McLennan Community College [66]
45 (1334) Alex Cadena Catcher Galveston College [67]
46 (1358) Derrell Smith Shortstop Palm Beach Lakes Community High School [68]
47 (1382) Chris Collins Catcher South Mountain Community College [69]
48 (1402) Philip Perry Outfielder Lakewood High School (California) [70]
49 (1422) Isaac Johnson Outfielder Wilcox High School [71]
50 (1442) Matt Armstrong Catcher Eustis High School [72]

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