Seattle Mariners
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Seattle Mariners founded in 1977 |
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| The M's |
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Navy blue , teal , silver
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| General manager |
| Jerry Dipoto |
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| Scott Servais |
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| Kevin Mather |
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| Website : http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/ |
The Seattle Mariners are an American Major League - Baseball team. The team plays in the Western Division of the American League .
history
The Seattle Mariners are from the city of Seattle , Washington state , where they were founded in 1977. The team has played their home games at T-Mobile Park since 1999 .
On November 26, 2004, Nintendo of America bought the 54 percent share of former Nintendo Co. Ltd chairman Hiroshi Yamauchi , who had bought it in 1992 to save the team from bankruptcy. Even before the purchase of the Yamauchi shares, Nintendo of America owned some shares in the Mariners, but the exact amount is not known. On August 23, 2016, Nintendo reduced its stake by 44% to 10%.
Well-known players
Well-known players who play for the Seattle Mariners or who became top-class players there:
- Félix Hernández ("King Felix")
- Ichirō Suzuki ("Ichiro")
- Edgar Martínez ("Edgar")
- Alex Rodríguez ("A-Rod")
- Jay Buhner ("Bones")
- Bret Boone
- Ken Griffey junior ("The Kid")
- Randy Johnson ("The Big Unit")
- Freddy García ("The Chief")
Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
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Players in bold are depicted with Mariners badges on their Hall of Fame boards. |
Numbers that are no longer assigned
 Edgar Martínez DH, 3B, 1B Coach Not awarded since August 12, 2017 |
 Ken Griffey Jr. OF Discontinued since August 6, 2016 |
 Jackie Robinson Not awarded since |
Current squad
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the number of players in the active squad at the beginning of the 2020 MLB season on 23/24. July increased to 30 players. Two weeks later there was a scheduled reduction to 28 players. Another two weeks later, the number of players is to be reduced to 26 and maintained for the entire 2020 season. In the case of double-headers , the teams may appoint a 27th player to the active squad.
Minor League teams of the Mariners
The Minor League Affiliates (lower-class professional teams contractually bound to the Major League Club, primarily for the purpose of player development) of the Mariners are:
- Tacoma Rainiers (AAA) of Tacoma , Washington
- Arkansas Travelers (AA) from North Little Rock , Arkansas
- Modesto Nuts (A) from Modesto , California
- Clinton LumberKings (A) from Clinton , Iowa
- Everett AquaSox (A) from Everett , Washington
- AZL Mariners (R) from Peoria , Arizona
- DSL Mariners (R) from Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
Under AAA (or Triple-A) the highest-class minor leagues and A (or Single-A) the lowest-class leagues are summarized.
Web links
- Official Site of the Seattle Mariners (English)
- Entry in the Washington encyclopedia HistoryLink (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://seekingalpha.com/article/43310-who-is-buying-nintendo-stock
- ↑ http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=10145
- ↑ http://www.eurogamer.de/articles/2016-08-23-nintendo-verkauf-teile-der-seattle-mariners
- ↑ https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-roster-transaction-rules-for-2020-season accessed on: August 15, 2020
- ^ Affiliate History - Seattle Mariners. In: The Baseball Cube. Retrieved November 27, 2018 .
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