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Seattle Mariners
  • The Seattle Mariners have not retired any jerseys, they are one of the few teams to not have done so.
  • Seattle Mariners jerseys on display at Cooperstown include the jersey worn by Edgar Martinez in his last big league game, in 2004. Also on display are the bats used by Ichiro Suzuki when he swatted his 262nd hit in the 2004 campaign, which set a record for most hits in a single season, and the bat he used in 2001 when he won the Rookie of the Year & the MVP Awards. The mitt and jersey used by Gaylord Perry to record his 300th career win in 1983 are also included.
  • The Mariners' first jersey design featured a 3 horned fishing spear forming the "M" on the front of the home jersey. The uniform consisted of blue letters and numbers with gold trim. The 3 horned spear on the uniforms remained for each of the team's first 4 seasons.
  • Since 1993 the new uniform includes new colors and a new logo. The nautical theme is emphasized through the colors of navy blue, metallic silver, and green. The logo consistes of the "Nautical Compass Rose" design representing the sea, technology, and the great outdoors.
  • From 1977 through 1999, the club played in the Kingdome. Since 1999, games were played in the new Safeco Field which boasts natural grass, and a retractable roof, which covers but does not enclose the park. The result being an open-air environment at all times unlike it's ugly cousin in Toronto - the Skydome.
  • Former Strikeout Champions include Floyd Bannister, Mark Langston, and Randy Johnson.
  • Ken Griffey Jr. is the only Home Run King that the club has ever produced.
  • Rookies of the Year that have been produce include Alvin Davis, Kazuhiro Sasaki, and Ichiro Suzuki.
  • In keeping with the Pacific Northwest theme of the clubs logo, the mascot is named Moose, and is - a moose.
  • The Moose appeared for the first ime on opening Night in 1990. The Moose then was enthroned as the first mascot in team history. The Moose was selected from over 2,500 entries submitted by children across the area. Ammon Spiller was the fifth grader from Central Elementary School in Ferndale, WA, who came up with the idea. Ammon's simple explanation of his suggestion said in part: "I chose the Moose because they are funny, neat and friendly. The Moose would show that the players enjoy playing and that they still have a few tricks up their sleeves. It shows they're having fun no matter what the situation." and "no other team has a moose", "Also, mooses are not sissies or chickens." Other finalists, included a sea monster, a seal and, a mongoose.
  • Other monikers for this club could have been the bluejackets, gobs, hands, limeys, mates, navigators, sailors, sailormen, salts, sea dogs, seafarers, seamans, shipmates, swabs, swabbies, tars, tarpaulins, or yachties and they could have kept the nautical theme.
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