The Everett Giants were a

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team based in

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, north of

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. The Giants were members of the Class A-Short Season

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from 1984 through 1994 and were an affiliate of the

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History

Following the 1983 season, Bob and Margaret Bavasi purchased the struggling Walla Walla-based Blue Mountain Bears, previously the Walla Walla Padres. Antiquated facilities, compounded by dwindling attendance in Walla Walla, prompted the new owners to move the franchise. The Bavasis, who had secured affiliation with the

, ultimately selected Everett as the relocation destination. In their inaugural campaign, Everett went 36–38. The Giants, in their sophomore season, finished the year at 40–34 to claim the Washington division title and defeated the Eugene Emeralds in a one-game playoff to claim the Northwest League championship. Rounding out the honors of 1985, Bavasi won the league's executive of the year award. Two years later, the Giants won their second division title and faced East division champion Spokane Indians in the best-of-three championship series. Everett won the opener at home but dropped the next two in Spokane. The Giants sought to build upon their success, and posted a 42−34 record in 1988. Everett tied Spokane atop the North division standings, but under league tie-breaker rules, the Indians were declared division winners. The teams split their ten-game series, but the run total in those games was 66 to 65 in Spokane's favor. Entering the new decade, the Giants struggled on the field. With the exception of 1993, when they were the division runner-up at , the Giants failed to post a winning record. The club continued their affiliation with the Giants until they signed a player development contract with the

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on September 12, 1994. The Mariners, who had been affiliated with Bellingham, essentially swapped with San Francisco as the Giants signed on with Bellingham. Upon affiliating with Seattle, the franchise selected a new team name, the

Everett AquaSox The Everett AquaSox are a Minor League Baseball team in Everett, Washington. The team is a member of the Northwest League and is the High-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. The AquaSox play their home games at Funko Field, which has a seatin ...

, instead of taking the Mariners name.

Season-by-season record

Source: Baseball Reference, MiLB.com

References

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