2000 Seattle Mariners Season
The Seattle Mariners' 2000 season was the franchise's 24th, and ended with the Mariners losing the American League Championship Series to the New York Yankees in 6 games.
The regular season ended with the Mariners finishing 2nd in the American League West but earning the franchise's first wild card berth, with a record of 91-71. In the playoffs, they swept the Chicago White Sox in the American League Division Series before being defeated by the Yankees.
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