The Seattle Mariners' 2000 season was the franchise's 24th, and ended in the

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, falling to the New York Yankees in six 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. In the playoffs, they swept the Chicago White Sox in the American League Division Series, then were defeated by the New York Yankees.

Offseason

* November 17, 1999:

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was signed as a free agent by the Mariners. * December 15, 1999:

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was signed as a free agent by the Mariners. * January 14, 2000: Brian Lesher was signed as a free agent by the Mariners. * January 19, 2000: Joe Oliver was signed as a free agent by the Mariners. * February 10, 2000:

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was traded by the Mariners to the

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for Mike Cameron, Brett Tomko, Antonio Pérez, and Jake Meyer (minors).

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* May 19, 2000: Rickey Henderson was signed as a free agent by the Seattle Mariners. * July 9, 2000: Wladimir Balentien was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mariners. * July 31, 2000: John Mabry and Tom Davey were traded by the Mariners to the San Diego Padres for Al Martin. * 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

Player stats

Batting

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''

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

ALDS

Seattle wins the series, 3-0

ALCS

Seattle Mariners vs. New York Yankees

Yankees win the Series, 4-2

Farm system

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Major League Baseball Draft

The following is a list of

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Seattle Mariners draft picks. The Mariners took part in the June regular draft, also known as the

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. 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

Key

Table

References

External links

2000 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference2000 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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