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FRONT OFFICE 2020 INFORMATION GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS All-Star History ....................................... 187-190 No-Hitters ............................................... 184-186 Attendance Information: Opening Day Lineups ............................. 210-212 2019 at Home ................................ 160-161 Opponents .............................................. 163-172 2020 MARINERS All-Time .................................................217 Pitching: Award Winners, Mariners ....................... 201-203 2019 ......................................................151 Batting: 43 Season Totals ...................................193 2019 ......................................................151 Leaders Year-by-Year ............................195 43 Season Totals ...................................192 All-Time Top 10 .....................................200 Leaders Year-by-Year ............................196 Player Biographies ................................... 40-145 All-Time Top 10 .....................................199 Postseason ............................................. 219-225 Behind the Scenes ..................................... 34-37 Promotions Schedule, 2020 ...........................327 2019 IN REVIEW Broadcasters .......................................... 321-322 Pronunciation Guide ............... Inside Back Cover Coaches Biographies, MLB........................ 26-33 Radio/TV Information .....................................323 Day-by-Day, 2019 ................................... 156-158 Records, Club: Directory, Front Office .................................... 2-4 Batting ........................................... 204-205 Directory, Public Relations .................................3 Pitching .................................................206 Draft, 2019 ......................................................307 General ..................................................207 Executive Biographies ................................ 10-22 Fielding ..................................................208 Fielding: Rookie ...................................................209 2019 ......................................................152 Retired Numbers ............................................183 OPPONENTS 43 Season Totals ...................................194 Roster: Fill Box Index .......................... Inside Back Cover 2020 Spring ................................... 146-148 Finishes ..........................................................191 All-Time ......................................... 213-216 Hall of Famers ........................................ 175-177 Three-Column .......................................149 Mariners Hall of Fame ................... 179-181 Schedule, 2020 .................................Back Cover Highlights, 2019 Team ............................ 153-154 Scouting ................................................. 325-326 In the Community ........................................... 5-8 Seattle Baseball History .................................324 Last Time It Happened ........................... 197-198 Spring Training Info and Records ........... 315-318 Manager’s Biography ................................. 24-25 Standings, 2019 Major League Final ..............155 HISTORY Minor League: T-Mobile Park ......................................... 309-314 Directory ................................................227 Transactions, 2019 ................................. 158-159 2019 Team Stats ........................... 228-235 Won-Lost Breakdown: Minor League Staff ........................ 236-240 All-Time .................................................198 Team Profiles ................................. 241-249 vs. Each Club ................................ 163-172 Player Biographies ........................ 251-306 POSTSEASON CONNECTING WITH THE MARINERS Mailing address: Home Park: Telephone: Internet: P.O. Box 4100 T-Mobile Park (206) 346-4000 www.Mariners.com Seattle, WA 98194 1250 First Ave. S. Fax Number: Media Website: Seattle, WA 98134 (206) 346-4400 MarinersMedia.com MINOR LEAGUES CREDITS Editor .................................................... Tim Hevly Photography ........ Ben VanHouten, Getty Images, Graphic Design ..........Carl Morton & Katie Abram Bill Mitchell, MLB Photos Contributors ............... Kelly Munro, Ryan Hueter, Special Thanks .....................Elias Sports Bureau, Adam Gresch, Ian Kraft, Randy Adamack, Rebecca Hale STATS, Inc., Baseball-Reference, David Vincent Printing ............................ DCG ONE; Seattle, WA STATISTICAL LEGEND MISCELLANEOUS # MLB rehab * led league + tied for league lead Ages listed for Major League players are as of January 30, 2020 Copyright© 2020 Seattle Mariners All rights reserved. 1 FRONT OFFICE DIRECTORY BOARD OF DIRECTORS John Stanton (Chairman), John Ellis & Howard Lincoln, Chairman Emeriti, Chris Larson, Jeff Raikes, Betsy Larson, Buck Ferguson OFFICERS Chairman & Managing Partner .................................................................................................................................................................. John Stanton President & Chief Executive Officer .......................................................................................................................................................... Kevin Mather Chairman Emeriti .................................................................................................................................................................. John Ellis, Howard Lincoln Senior Vice President, Special Advisor to the Chairman & CEO .......................................................................................................... Randy Adamack Executive Assistant – Chairman, President & Ownership ....................................................................................................................... Teresa Dugger BASEBALL OPERATIONS Executive Vice President & General Manager – Baseball Operations .........................................................................................................Jerry Dipoto Vice President & Assistant General Manager – Baseball Operations....................................................................................................Justin Hollander Assistant General Manager ...................................................................................................................................................................... Joe Bohringer Special Consultant to the Franchise ........................................................................................................................................................ Ken Griffey Jr. Special Assistant to the Chairman ............................................................................................................................................................. Ichiro Suzuki Organizational Hitting Advisor ............................................................................................................................................................... Edgar Martinez Special Assistant to the GM ......................................................................................................................................... Roger Hansen, Tom McNamara Vice President - Scouting ............................................................................................................................................................................. Tom Allison Director - Amateur Scouting....................................................................................................................................................................... Scott Hunter Director - Player Development ................................................................................................................................................................... Andy McKay Director - International Amateur Scouting .............................................................................................................................................Frankie Thon Jr. Director - Major League Operations ...................................................................................................................................................... Jack Mosimann Director - Baseball Analytics .......................................................................................................................................................................Jesse Smith Director - Strength and Conditioning ...................................................................................................................................................... James Clifford Manager - Baseball Operations .................................................................................................................................................................. Tim Stanton Manager - Analytics .....................................................................................................................................................................................Joel Firman Coordinator - Analytics........................................................................................................................................................................... John Choiniere Coordinator - Special Projects International ...................................................................................................................................................
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