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 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 November 17, 1999: Rich Butler signed as a free agent with the Mariners. December 6: Jay Buhner re-signed with the Mariners on a one-year contract. Jamie Moyer signed a contract extension for the 2002 season. December 15: John Olerud signed a three year, $20 million contract with the Mariners. December 18: Kazuhiro Sasaki signed a two year, $9.5 million contract with the Mariners. December 21: Mark McLemore and Stan Javier signed as free agents with the Mariners. January 10, 2000: Aaron Sele signed a two-year, $15 million contract with the Mariners, after a physical exam scuttled a four-year contract with the Baltimore Orioles. January 14: Brian Lesher signed as a free agent with the Mariners. January 19: Joe Oliver signed as a free agent with the Mariners. February 10: Ken Griffey Jr. was traded by the Mariners to the Cincinnati Reds for Mike Cameron, Brett Tomko, Antonio Pérez, and Jake Meyer.
Regular season Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Season summary
Awards and honors 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.
Designated hitter Edgar Martinez won the AL Player of the Month Award for May after batting .441 with an .814 slugging percentage. He led the AL with 145 runs batted in and won the Edgar Martínez Award.
Shortstop Alex Rodriguez won the Baseball America Major League Player of the Year Award and a Silver Slugger Award. First baseman John Olerud won a Gold Glove Award.
Rodriguez, Martínez, and Sele were selected to the All-Star Game.
Notable transactions May 19, 2000: Rickey Henderson signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners. July 2: José López signed as an amateur free agent with the Mariners. July 9: Wladimir Balentien signed as an amateur free agent with the Mariners. July 31: The Mariners traded John Mabry and Tom Davey to the San Diego Padres for Al Martin. August 8: The Mariners traded two players to be named later to the Montreal Expos for Chris Widger. The Mariners sent Sean Spencer on August 10 and Terrmel Sledge on September 28 to the Expos to complete the trade. August 14: Shin-Soo Choo signed as an amateur free agent.
2000 roster 2000 Seattle Mariners Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
Player stats
Batting = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 Pos Player G AB R H HR RBI Avg. SB C Dan Wilson 90 268 31 63 5 27 .235 1 1B John Olerud 159 565 84 161 14 103 .285 0 2B Mark McLemore 130 481 72 118 3 46 .245 30 3B David Bell 133 454 57 112 11 47 .247 2 SS Alex Rodriguez 148 554 134 175 41 132 .316 15 LF Rickey Henderson 92 324 58 77 4 30 .238 31 CF Mike Cameron 155 543 96 145 19 78 .267 24 RF Jay Buhner 112 364 50 92 26 82 .253 0 DH Edgar Martínez 153 556 100 180 37 145 .324 3
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 Player G AB R H HR RBI Avg. SB Charles Gipson 59 29 7 9 0 3 .310 2 Carlos Guillén 90 288 45 74 7 42 .257 1 Carlos Hernández 2 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Raúl Ibañez 92 140 21 32 2 15 .229 2 Stan Javier 105 342 61 94 5 40 .275 4 Tom Lampkin 36 103 15 26 7 23 .252 0 Brian Lesher 5 5 1 4 0 3 .800 1 John Mabry 47 103 18 25 1 7 .243 0 Robert Machado 8 14 2 3 1 1 .214 0 Al Martin 42 134 19 31 4 9 .231 4 Joe Oliver 69 200 33 53 10 35 .265 2 Anthony Sanders 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 Chris Widger 10 11 1 1 1 1 .091 1
Pitching
Starting pitchers 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 Sele 34 211.2 17 10 4.51 137 35 179.0 9 7 4.22 100 John Halama 30 166.2 14 9 5.08 87 Jamie Moyer 26 154.0 13 10 5.49 98 Freddy García 21 124.1 9 5 3.91 79 Gil Meche 15 85.2 4 4 3.78 60
Other pitchers 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 Tomko 32 92.1 7 5 4.68 59 Joel Piñeiro 8 19.1 1 0 5.59 10
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Kazuhiro Sasaki 63 2 5 37 3.16 78 Arthur Rhodes 72 5 8 0 4.28 77 José Paniagua 69 3 0 5 3.47 71 José Mesa 66 4 6 1 5.36 84 Robert Ramsay 37 1 1 0 3.40 32 Frank Rodriguez 23 2 1 0 6.27 19 Kevin Hodges 13 0 0 0 5.19 7 John Mabry 1 0 0 0 27.00 0
Postseason
ALDS
Seattle Mariners vs. Chicago White Sox Seattle wins the series, 3–0 GameHomeScoreVisitorScoreDateSeries1Chicago4Seattle7October 31–0 (SEA)2Chicago2Seattle5October 42–0 (SEA)3Seattle2Chicago1October 63–0 (SEA)
ALCS
Seattle Mariners vs. New York Yankees Yankees win the Series, 4–2
GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1Seattle – 2, New York – 0October 10Yankee Stadium54,4812Seattle – 1, New York – 7October 11Yankee Stadium55,3173New York – 8, Seattle – 2October 13Safeco Field47,8274New York – 5, Seattle – 0October 14Safeco Field47,8035New York – 2, Seattle – 6October 15Safeco Field47,8026Seattle – 7, New York – 9October 17Yankee Stadium56,598
Farm system
League champions: New Haven, AZL Mariners
MLB draft 2000 Seattle Mariners draft picks Jason Hammel (pictured) was the Mariners 23rd round pick in . Information Owner Nintendo of America General Manager(s) Pat Gillick Manager(s) Lou Piniella First pick Sam Hays Draft positions 16th Number of selections 47 Links Results Baseball Reference Official Site The Official Site of the Seattle Mariners Years 1999 • 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
Key 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 MarinersIndicates the player made an appearance in Major League Baseball
Table Round (Pick)NamePositionSchoolSource4 (116)Sam HaysLeft-handed pitcherWaco High School5 (146)Derrick Van DusenLeft-handed pitcherRiverside City College6 (176)Jamal StrongOutfielderUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln7 (206)Jaime BubelaOutfielderBaylor University8 (236)Rett JohnsonRight-handed pitcherCoastal Carolina University9 (266)Charlie ManningLeft-handed pitcherUniversity of Tampa10 (296)Ryan KetchnerLeft-handed pitcherJohn I. Leonard High School11 (326)Blake BoneThird basemanUniversity of Alabama in Huntsville12 (356)Erick SwansonLeft-handed pitcherOakland University13 (386)Skip WileyRight-handed pitcherChaminade–Madonna College Preparatory School14 (416)Manny CrespoOutfielderUniversity of Miami15 (446)Jake DaubertThird basemanRutgers University16 (476)Jared JonesOutfielderFlorida State University17 (506)Steven MooreOutfielderDominguez High School18 (536)Jonathan DouillardCatcherHarrison High School19 (566)Tanner WatsonRight-handed pitcherArnprior District High School20 (596)Miguel MartinezLeft-handed pitcherMaria Auxiliadora High School21 (626)Robbie VanLeft-handed pitcherSilverado High School22 (656)Larry BrownOutfielderCollege of the Canyons23 (686)Jason HammelRight-handed pitcherSouth Kitsap High School24 (716)William CorbinCatcherJefferson High School25 (746)Kyle PawelczykLeft-handed pitcherElkins High School26 (776)Jose CruzOutfielderFlorida Air Academy27 (806)Theo HeflinLeft-handed pitcherHutchinson Community College28 (836)Thomas WilliamsOutfielderMcCallum High School29 (866)Brandon EspinosaRight-handed pitcherMater Dei High School30 (896)Frederick AmbresRight-handed pitcherRanger College31 (926)Jason LooperShortstopSentinel High School32 (956)Phil CullenRight-handed pitcherUniversity of Utah33 (986)Ben HudsonCatcherTruett-McConnell College34 (1016)Chris WayRight-handed pitcherGroves High School35 (1046)Chris WayRight-handed pitcherRidgewood High School36 (1076)Ben WilliamsShortstopCalloway High School37 (1106)Billy SadlerRight-handed pitcherPensacola Catholic High School38 (1136)Colby SummerShortstopMountain View High School39 (1166)John NelsonShortstopUniversity of Kansas40 (1195)Justin OttmanLeft-handed pitcherNorth Rockland High School41 (1224)Ryan WelbornOutfielderYukon High School42 (1253)Ronnie BrownOutfielderCartersville High School43 (1281)Craig MorelandOutfielderTrousdale County High School44 (1308)Dennis CervenkaLeft-handed pitcherMcLennan Community College45 (1334)Alex CadenaCatcherGalveston College46 (1358)Derrell SmithShortstopPalm Beach Lakes Community High School47 (1382)Chris CollinsCatcherSouth Mountain Community College48 (1402)Philip PerryOutfielderLakewood High School (California)49 (1422)Isaac JohnsonOutfielderWilcox High School50 (1442)Matt ArmstrongCatcherEustis High School
References
External links 2000 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference 2000 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Almanac