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2006 Seattle Mariners season

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General manager(s)
  
Bill Bavasi

Manager(s)
  
Mike Hargrove

2006 Seattle Mariners season

Owner(s)
  
Nintendo of America (represented by Howard Lincoln)

Local television
  
KSTW 11FSN Northwest (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Ron Fairly, Dave Valle, Dave Henderson, Jay Buhner)

Local radio
  
KOMO (AM) 710 AM(Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Ron Fairly, Dave Valle, Dave Henderson, Jay Buhner)

The Seattle Mariners 2006 season was their 30th since the franchise creation, and their third consecutive season finishing at the bottom of the American League West, finishing with a record of 78-84 (.481). They had two players feature in the 2006 All-Star Game: Ichiro Suzuki, making his sixth appearance in the All-Star Game, and José López, with his first appearance.

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Their longest winning streak was 5 games, which they managed twice, between 16–21 June June 24–29, counterpointed by their longest losing streak of 11 games between August 10–20.

Offseason

  • December 7, 2005: Yorvit Torrealba was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Colorado Rockies for Marcos Carvajal.
  • January 9, 2006: Cody Ransom was signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.
  • March 30, 2006: Cody Ransom was purchased by the Houston Astros from the Seattle Mariners.

    • Notable transactions

  • July 26, 2006: Ben Broussard was traded by the Cleveland Indians with cash to the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later and Shin-Soo Choo. The Seattle Mariners sent Shawn Nottingham (minors) (August 24, 2006) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

    Starting pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
    Only pitchers who qualified for the ERA title have been listed

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; SV = Saves; W = Wins; L = Losses; H = Holds; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Team statistics

    Positions in brackets are in league with other MLB teams

    Batting

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

    Pitching

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; SHO = Shutouts

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Inland Empire

    Major League Baseball Draft

    Below is a complete list of Seattle Mariners draft picks from the June 2006 draft.

    The Seattle Mariners took part in both the Major League Baseball Rule 4 draft but not the Rule 5 draft in 2006.

    The 2006 Major League Baseball Draft was held from June 6 to 7. The Mariners selected a total of 50 players in the draft. Of those 50 players, the Mariners signed 26 players. They did however sign multiple players after the draft deadline.

    References

    2006 Seattle Mariners season Wikipedia
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