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1998 Seattle Mariners season

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General manager(s)
  
Woody Woodward

Manager(s)
  
Lou Piniella

Owner(s)
  
Hiroshi Yamauchi (represented by John Ellis)

Local television
  
KIRO-TV 7 KSTW Fox Sports Northwest

Local radio
  
KIRO 710 AM(Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Ron Fairly, Dave Valle, Dave Henderson)

The Seattle Mariners 1998 season was their 22nd since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing 3rd in the American League West, finishing with a record of 76-85.

Contents

Offseason

  • November 13, 1997: Jalal Leach was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.
  • December 3, 1997: Ken Huckaby was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.
  • December 16, 1997: Pat Listach was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.
  • December 27, 1997: Rico Rossy was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.
  • January 8, 1998: Glenallen Hill signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.
  • January 29, 1998: Jalal Leach was traded by the Seattle Mariners with Scott Smith (minors) to the San Francisco Giants for David McCarty.

    • Opening Day starters

  • Jay Buhner
  • Joey Cora
  • Russ Davis
  • Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • Glenallen Hill
  • Randy Johnson
  • Edgar Martínez
  • Alex Rodriguez
  • David Segui
  • Dan Wilson

    • Notable transactions

  • June 13, 1998: Ken Huckaby was released by the Seattle Mariners.
  • July 6, 1998: Glenallen Hill was selected off waivers by the Chicago Cubs from the Seattle Mariners.
  • July 31, 1998: Randy Johnson was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Houston Astros for a player to be named later, Freddy Garcia, and Carlos Guillén. The Houston Astros sent John Halama (October 1, 1998) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.
  • August 31, 1998: David Bell was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Seattle Mariners for Joey Cora.

    • Major League debuts

  • Batters:
  • Rickey Cradle (Jul 1)
  • Charles Gipson (Mar 31)
  • Carlos Guillén (Sep 6)
  • Shane Monahan (Jul 9)
  • Ryan Radmanovich (Apr 13)
  • Pitchers:
  • Steve Gajkowski (May 25)
  • David Holdridge (Aug 8)

    • Starters by position

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; R = Runs; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; Avg. = Batting Average; Slg. = Slugging Average; SB = Stolen Bases

    Other pitchers

    Relief pitchers

    Ken Griffey Jr.'s 56 home runs

    Under Construction

    Awards and honors

  • Ken Griffey, Jr., Franchise Record, Most Home Runs in One Season (56)
  • Alex Rodriguez, Third Member to join the 40/40 Club

    • References

    1998 Seattle Mariners season Wikipedia
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