The Seattle Mariners are the Major League Baseball franchise that has represented the city of Seattle, Washington, since 1977. They play in the American League West, at the modern T-Mobile Park, which opened in 1999. With a current record of 51-52, the Mariners are still chasing a return to the glory of their best years.
| Name | Seattle Mariners |
| League | Major League Baseball |
| Division | American League · West |
| City | Seattle |
| Ballpark | T-Mobile Park |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Record | 51-52 (.495) |
History
The Mariners were born in 1977 as a Major League expansion team, arriving in a city with no prior baseball tradition. Their early decades were modest, but the franchise put down roots in the Pacific Northwest and became part of Seattle’s identity.
The turning point came in the 1990s. The team built a young, talented roster that culminated in 1995 with a historic campaign: they won the AL West with a 70-28 record in a strike-shortened season and reached the Division Series against the New York Yankees. That year changed Seattle’s history and cemented baseball in the city.
The 2000s brought more success. In 2001, the Mariners set the record of 116 wins in a regular season, a mark that stood for two decades. Although they never won the World Series, those years defined the franchise’s winning identity.
Titles and honors
The Mariners have never won a World Series. Their greatest achievement was reaching the Division Series in 1995, when they beat the Yankees in the first round of the playoffs, a win that remains iconic in the city’s history. In 2001, the team won 116 regular-season games, an American League record that stood for 20 years.
Current season
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Season | 2026 (in progress) |
| Record | 51-52 |
| PCT | .495 |
| Standing | #2 in American League · West |
| Games back | 1.0 |
| Streak | L2 |
Key players
Ken Griffey Jr. is the greatest idol in Mariners history. “Junior” played 11 seasons in Seattle (1989-1999) and became a legend, winning two Most Valuable Player awards and piling up 398 of his 630 career home runs in the green-and-blue uniform. His departure in 1999 was traumatic for the fan base.
Other key names include Edgar Martínez, the designated hitter who won two batting titles and was a symbol of consistency, and Ichiro Suzuki, who arrived in 2001 and revolutionized the game with his contact style, winning Rookie of the Year and American League MVP in his first year. Today, Julio Rodríguez, Cal Raleigh and Luis Castillo lead the Mariners’ project.
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Did you know?
The name “Mariners” is rooted in Seattle’s naval tradition, as a historic port city. What’s curious, though, is that it took years to settle on a strong visual identity: the logo and uniform changed several times. The current design, with the stylized anchor, dates to 1997 and remains one of the most recognizable in modern baseball. On top of that, the rivalry with the Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics (now gone from the AL West) marked decades of competition in the American League West.
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