The Seattle Mariners 2002 season was their 26th since the franchise creation. After their record 116 wins the previous year without a World Series appearance, they attempted for a third straight postseason appearance. They ended the season , but finished third in the American League West and missed the postseason. This season began a playoff drought that lasted for 20 seasons until 2022, at which point it was the longest in all of the four North American professional sports.
Offseason December 7, 2001: Bret Boone was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners. December 19, 2001: David Bell was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners. January 25, 2002: David Bell was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the San Francisco Giants for Desi Relaford and cash.
Regular season On May 2, 2002, Mike Cameron hit four home runs in one game versus the White Sox.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.258, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,
Opening Day starters Bret Boone Mike Cameron Jeff Cirillo Freddy García Carlos Guillén Edgar Martínez Mark McLemore John Olerud Ichiro Suzuki Dan Wilson
Season standings
American League Wild Card
Record vs. opponents
+Mariners vs. National LeagueTeamNL West NL CentralCOLSDPCHCCINHOUMILPITSTLSeattle2–11–21–23–02–1––2–1
Roster 2002 Seattle Mariners Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Dan Wilson 115 359 106 .295 6 44 1B John Olerud 154 553 166 .300 22 102 2B Bret Boone 155 608 169 .278 24 107 SS Carlos Guillén 134 475 124 .261 9 56 3B Jeff Cirillo 146 485 121 .249 6 54 LF Mark McLemore 104 337 91 .270 7 41 CF Mike Cameron 158 545 130 .239 25 80 RF Ichiro Suzuki 157 647 208 .321 8 51 DH Edgar Martínez 97 328 91 .277 15 59
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Rubén Sierra 122 419 113 .270 13 60 Desi Relaford 112 329 88 .267 6 43 Ben Davis 80 228 59 .259 7 43 Charles Gipson 79 72 17 .236 0 8 José Offerman 29 47 11 .234 1 4 Willie Bloomquist 12 33 15 .455 0 7 Chris Snelling 8 27 4 .148 1 3 Luis Ugueto 62 23 5 .217 1 1 Scott Podsednik 14 20 4 .200 1 5 Pat Borders 4 4 2 .500 0 1 Gene Kingsale 2 3 2 .667 0 0 Ron Wright 1 3 0 .000 0 0
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Jamie Moyer 34 230.2 13 8 3.32 147 Freddy García 34 223.2 16 10 4.39 181 Joel Piñeiro 37 194.1 14 7 3.24 136 James Baldwin 30 150.0 7 10 5.28 88 Ismael Valdéz 8 49.1 2 3 4.93 27 Rafael Soriano 10 47.1 0 3 4.56 32
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Ryan Franklin 41 118.2 7 5 4.02 65 John Halama 31 101.0 6 5 3.56 70 Paul Abbott 7 26.1 1 3 11.96 22
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Kazuhiro Sasaki 61 4 5 37 2.52 73 Arthur Rhodes 66 10 4 2 2.33 81 Shigetoshi Hasegawa 53 8 3 1 3.20 39 Jeff Nelson 41 3 2 2 3.94 55 Doug Creek 23 1 1 0 4.91 19 Julio Mateo 12 0 0 0 4.29 15 Brian Fitzgerald 6 0 0 0 8.53 3 Aaron Taylor 5 0 0 0 9.00 6 Mark Watson 3 1 0 0 18.00 1 Justin Kaye 3 0 0 0 12.00 3
Farm system
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Major League Baseball draft
2002 Seattle Mariners draft picks John Mayberry, Jr. (pictured) was the Mariners first round pick in . Information Owner Nintendo of America General Manager(s) Pat Gillick Manager(s) Lou Piniella First pick John Mayberry, Jr. Draft positions 28th Number of selections 50 Links Results Baseball-Reference Official Site The Official Site of the Seattle Mariners Years 2001 • 2002 • 2003 The following is a list of 2002 Seattle Mariners draft picks. The Mariners took part in the June regular draft, also known as the Rule 4 draft. The Mariners made 50 selections in the 2002 draft, the first being outfielder John Mayberry, Jr. in the first round. In all, the Mariners selected 23 pitchers, 12 outfielders, 5 catchers, 3 second basemen, 3 shortstops, 3 third basemen, 3 second basemen, and 1 first baseman.
Draft
Key Round (Pick) Indicates the round and pick the player was drafted Position Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play Bold Indicates the player signed with the Mariners Italics Indicates the player did not sign with the Mariners*Indicates the player made an appearance in Major League Baseball
Table Round (Pick)NamePositionSchoolSource1 (28)John Mayberry, Jr.OutfielderRockhurst High School2 (69)Josh WomackOutfielderCrawford High School3 (100)Eddy Martinez-EstevezOutfielderWestminster Christian School4 (130)Randall FryeRight-handed pitcherLake Orion High School5 (160)Kendall BergdallLeft-handed pitcherCimarron High School6 (190)Troy CateLeft-handed pitcherBrigham Young University–Idaho7 (220)Evel Bastida-MartinezSecond basemanNone8 (250)Brandon PerryLeft-handed pitcherGraham High School9 (280)Terry ForbesRight-handed pitcherAuburn Drive High School10 (310)Brian StittRight-handed pitcherIndian River State College11 (340)Jared ThomasLeft-handed pitcherOakland University12 (370)Matt HagenThird basemanLiberty University13 (400)T. A. FulmerRight-handed pitcherThe Citadel14 (430)Theiborh AlmanzarCatcherBronx Community College15 (460)Gaby SánchezThird basemanMiami Brito High School16 (490)Ryan LeaistRight-handed pitcherMontreat College17 (520)Corey HarringtonShortstopNew Mexico State University18 (550)Gary HarrisOutfielderGeorgia College & State University19 (580)Chris KroskiCatcherSt. Petersburg College20 (610)David VianeRight-handed pitcherOakland University21 (640)Erik BlakeleySecond basemanIndiana University22 (670)Hunter BrownThird basemanRice University23 (700)Travis BuckShortstopRichland High School24 (730)Johnnie BasshamLeft-handed pitcherGrayson County College25 (760)Cory VanderhookCatcherEdison High School26 (790)David BernatRight-handed pitcherSouth Miami High School27 (820)Royce DickersonOutfielderCentral High School28 (850)Vance HallLeft-handed pitcherAllderdice High School29 (880)Michael NesbittOutfielderLos Angeles Pierce College30 (910)T. J. BohnOutfielderBellevue University31 (940)Clayton StewartRight-handed pitcherSan Jacinto College32 (970)Dane AwanaLeft-handed pitcherWaianae High School33 (1000)Kile PatrickRight-handed pitcherApopka High School34 (1030)Brady BurrillCatcherMichigan State University35 (1060)Patrick PfeifferRight-handed pitcherBrentwood School36 (1090)Jermaine SmithShortstopKing High School37 (1120)Brad RoseRight-handed pitcherWalters State Community College38 (1150)Deandre GreenOutfielderEncinal High School39 (1180)Bryan LaHairOutfielderSt. Petersburg College40 (1210)Josh CooperRight-handed pitcherSouth High School41 (1240)Andrew EdwardsRight-handed pitcherFlorida International University42 (1270)Brandon JonesFirst basemanGrayson County College43 (1299)Adam PernasiliciOutfielderSt. Anne High School44 (1327)Omar BorgesOutfielderMiami Brito High School45 (1354)Raymond LockhartOutfielderCompton High School46 (1380)Roberto MenaSecond basemanPedro Falú Orellano High School47 (1406)Jason GodinRight-handed pitcherNorth Stafford High School48 (1432)Cardoza TuckerRight-handed pitcherBullard High School49 (1457)Justin RuchtiCatcherSan Jacinto College50 (1481)Oliver AriasRight-handed pitcherCommunity College of Rhode Island
References
External links
2002 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference 2002 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Almanac