Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are a Major League Baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. They are in the Western Division of the American League.
- Founded: 1977 (American League expansion)
- Home ballpark: Safeco Field (2000-present), Kingdome (1977-1999).
- Uniform colors: Navy Blue, Emerald Green, Silver
- Logo design: A baseball on an 8-pointed compass.
- Wild Card titles won (1): 2000
- Division titles won (3): 1995, 1997, 2001
- League pennants won (0): none
- World Series championships won (0): none
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The team was added to the American League in 1977, and were for many years perennial non-achievers. By the mid 1990s, under manager Lou Piniella, with a core of strong players built around center-fielder Ken Griffey, Jr, pitcher Randy Johnson and designated hitter Edgar Martinez, they won their division in 1995. Their dramatic championship run that year was halted in the ALCS by the Cleveland Indians. They won the division again in 1997 and the playoff wild card in 2000, despite the loss of Griffey and Johnson.
In 2001, despite the loss of superstar shortstop Alex Rodriguez, the addition of Japanese sensation Ichiro Suzuki helped the Mariners to have one of the most successful regular seasons on record, leading the major leagues in winning percentage from start to finish, easily winning the American League West championship, setting a new American League record for most wins in a single season (116), and matching the major league record for single season wins set by the Chicago Cubs in 1906. They pulled off a come-from-behind 3-2 series win over the Cleveland Indians in the ALDS to advance to the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees, but succumbed to the Yankees for the second year in a row in the ALCS, 4 games to 1.
Seattle's previous major league team, the Pilots, became the Milwaukee Brewers in 1970, after a single season in Seattle.
Franchise history
Players of note
Baseball Hall of Famers
Current stars
Not to be forgotten
Retired numbers
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