2000 Seattle Mariners season

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 PÃÂ©rez, 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 MartÃÂnez 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, MartÃÂnez, 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: JosÃÂ© LÃÂ³pez 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

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

Postseason

ALDS

Seattle Mariners vs. Chicago White Sox

Seattle wins the series, 3Ã¢ÂÂ0

ALCS

Seattle Mariners vs. New York Yankees

Yankees win the Series, 4Ã¢ÂÂ2

Farm system

League champions: New Haven, AZL Mariners

MLB draft

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.