List of Seattle Mariners minor league affiliates

The Seattle Mariners have been affiliated with minor league baseball teams since their inclusion in 1977 to Major League Baseball.

The following is a list of Seattle Mariners minor league affiliates. The first affiliate of the Mariners was the Short-Season A Bellingham Mariners in 1977. Since the Seattle franchise was included in Major League Baseball, they have had a total of 39 teams have been affiliated with the Mariners, and the longest team affiliated with Seattle is the Arizona League Mariners, and the Dominican Summer Mariners who were affiliated with Seattle for 21 seasons (from 1989–2010).

Fifteen teams have won league championship while affiliated with the Seattle Mariners. The most recent league champions are the Arizona League Mariners in 2008. The most a single minor league affiliated franchise had won is four; the Bellingham Mariners in 1977, 1980, 1986, and 1992. The Bellingham Mariners finished first in the Northwest League seven times while affiliated with Seattle (1979–1981, 1983, 1986, 1992–1993). In each league classification, the Seattle Mariners have been affiliated with 5 Triple-A teams, 11 Double-A teams, 7 Class-A teams, 10 Class-A Advanced teams, 2 Short-Season A teams, 4 rookie league teams, and 2 foreign rookie league teams.

Minor league affiliates

Key

Triple-A	Highest level of affiliated minor league baseball.
Double-A	Second-highest level of affiliated minor league baseball.
Class-A Advanced	Highest level of Class-A minor league baseball.
Class-A	One level below Class-A Advanced minor league baseball.
Short-Season A	Leagues in this classification play shorter seasons.
Rookie, Foreign Rookie	Shorter season, lowest level of minor league baseball.
^[label]	Team won league championship and/or finished first in their league.

1990–present

The current structure of minor league baseball has been in effect since the 1990 season when the Class A level was subdivided for a second time with the creation of Advanced A. The Rookie level consists of domestic and foreign circuits, the latter based in the Dominican Republic and Venezuela.^[1]

Year	Triple-A	Double-A	Class-A Advanced	Class-A	Short-Season A	Rookie	Foreign Rookie
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016	Tacoma Rainiers	Jackson Generals[2]	Bakersfield Blaze[3]	Clinton LumberKings[4]	Everett AquaSox[5]	AZL Mariners	DSL Mariners
2015	Tacoma Rainiers	Jackson Generals	Bakersfield Blaze[3]	Clinton LumberKings	Everett AquaSox	AZL Mariners	DSL Mariners
2014	Tacoma Rainiers	Jackson Generals	High Desert Mavericks	Clinton LumberKings	Everett AquaSox	AZL Mariners Pulaski Mariners[6]	DSL Mariners VSL Mariners
2013	Tacoma Rainiers	Jackson Generals	High Desert Mavericks	Clinton LumberKings	Everett AquaSox	AZL Mariners Pulaski Mariners	DSL Mariners VSL Mariners
2012	Tacoma Rainiers	Jackson Generals	High Desert Mavericks	Clinton LumberKings	Everett AquaSox	AZL Mariners Pulaski Mariners	DSL Mariners VSL Mariners
2011	Tacoma Rainiers	Jackson Generals[7]	High Desert Mavericks	Clinton LumberKings	Everett AquaSox	AZL Mariners Pulaski Mariners	DSL Mariners VSL Mariners
2010	Tacoma Rainiers	West Tenn Diamond Jaxx[7]	High Desert Mavericks	Clinton LumberKings	Everett AquaSox	AZL Mariners Pulaski Mariners	DSL Mariners VSL Mariners
2009	Tacoma Rainiers^[ff]	West Tenn Diamond Jaxx	High Desert Mavericks^[gg]	Clinton LumberKings[4]	Everett AquaSox	AZL Mariners Pulaski Mariners	DSL Mariners VSL Mariners
2008	Tacoma Rainiers	West Tenn Diamond Jaxx	High Desert Mavericks	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Everett AquaSox	AZL Mariners Pulaski Mariners[8]^[ee]	DSL Mariners VSL Mariners
2007	Tacoma Rainiers	West Tenn Diamond Jaxx[9]	High Desert Mavericks[8]	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Everett AquaSox	AZL Mariners^[dd]	DSL Mariners VSL Mariners
2006	Tacoma Rainiers	San Antonio Missions[9]	Inland Empire 66ers^[cc]	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Everett AquaSox	AZL Mariners	DSL Mariners VSL Mariners
2005	Tacoma Rainiers^[aa]	San Antonio Missions	Inland Empire 66ers	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers^[bb]	Everett AquaSox	AZL Mariners	DSL Mariners VSL Mariners
2004	Tacoma Rainiers	San Antonio Missions	Inland Empire 66ers	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Everett AquaSox	AZL Mariners	DSL Mariners VSL Mariners
2003	Tacoma Rainiers	San Antonio Missions^[y]	Inland Empire 66ers^[z]	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Everett AquaSox	AZL Mariners	DSL Mariners VSL Mariners
2002	Tacoma Rainiers	San Antonio Missions^[w]	San Bernardino Stampede	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Everett AquaSox^[x]	AZL Mariners	DSL Mariners VSL Mariners
2001	Tacoma Rainiers^[v]	San Antonio Missions[9]	San Bernardino Stampede	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Everett AquaSox	AZL Mariners	DSL Mariners
2000	Tacoma Rainiers	New Haven Ravens^[s]	Lancaster JetHawks^[t]	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Everett AquaSox	AZL Mariners^[u]	DSL Mariners
1999	Tacoma Rainiers	New Haven Ravens	Lancaster JetHawks	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Everett AquaSox	AZL Mariners	DSL Mariners
1998	Tacoma Rainiers	Orlando Rays	Lancaster JetHawks	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Everett AquaSox	AZL Mariners	DSL Mariners
1997	Tacoma Rainiers	Memphis Chicks	Lancaster JetHawks	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers^[r]	Everett AquaSox	AZL Mariners	DSL Mariners
1996	Tacoma Rainiers	Port City Roosters	Lancaster JetHawks	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Everett AquaSox	AZL Mariners	DSL Mariners
1995	Tacoma Rainiers[10]	Port City Roosters	Riverside Pilots	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Everett AquaSox[5]	AZL Mariners	DSL Mariners
1994	Calgary Cannons[11]	Jacksonville Suns	Riverside Pilots^[q]	Appleton Foxes	Bellingham Mariners	AZL Mariners	DSL Mariners
1993	Calgary Cannons	Jacksonville Suns	Riverside Pilots	Appleton Foxes	Bellingham Mariners^[p]	AZL Mariners	DSL Mariners
1992	Calgary Cannons	Jacksonville Suns	Peninsula Pilots^[n] San Bernardino Spirit	—	Bellingham Mariners^[o]	AZL Mariners	DSL Mariners
1991	Calgary Cannons^[m]	Jacksonville Suns	Peninsula Pilots San Bernardino Spirit	—	Bellingham Mariners	AZL Mariners	DSL Mariners
1990	Calgary Cannons	Williamsport Bills	Peninsula Pilots San Bernardino Spirit	—	Bellingham Mariners	AZL Mariners	DSL Mariners

Pre-1990

The foundation of the minors' current structure was the result of a reorganization initiated by Major League Baseball (MLB) before the 1963 season. The reduction from six classes to four (AAA, AA, A and Rookie) was a response to the general decline of the minors throughout the 1950s and early-1960s when leagues and teams folded due to shrinking attendance caused by baseball fans' preference for staying at home to watch MLB games on television. The only change made within the next 27 years was Class A being subdivided for the first time to form Short Season A in 1966.^[1]

Year	Triple-A	Double-A	Class-A	Short-Season A	Rookie	Foreign Rookie
1989	Calgary Cannons	Williamsport Bills	San Bernardino Spirit^[l] Wausau Timbers	Bellingham Mariners	AZL Mariners	DSL Mariners
1988	Calgary Cannons	Vermont Mariners	San Bernardino Spirit Wausau Timbers	Bellingham Mariners	AZL Red Sox/Mariners	—
1987	Calgary Cannons^[k]	Chattanooga Lookouts	Salinas Spurs Wausau Timbers	Bellingham Mariners	—	—
1986	Calgary Cannons	Chattanooga Lookouts	Salinas Spurs Wausau Timbers	Bellingham Mariners^[j]	—	—
1985	Calgary Cannons[11]	Chattanooga Lookouts	Salinas Spurs^[i] Wausau Timbers	Bellingham Mariners	—	—
1984	Salt Lake City Gulls[12]	Chattanooga Lookouts	Salinas Spurs Wausau Timbers	Bellingham Mariners	Butte Copper Kings	—
1983	Salt Lake City Gulls	Chattanooga Lookouts	Bakersfield Mariners Wausau Timbers	Bellingham Mariners^[h]	—	—
1982	Salt Lake City Gulls[13]	Lynn Sailors^[g]	Bakersfield Mariners Wausau Timbers	Bellingham Mariners	—	—
1981	Spokane Indians[13]	Lynn Sailors	Wausau Timbers^[e]	Bellingham Mariners^[f]	—	—
1980	Spokane Indians	Lynn Sailors	San Jose Missions	Bellingham Mariners^[d]	—	—
1979	Spokane Indians[13]	—	Alexandria Mariners San Jose Missions^[b]	Bellingham Mariners^[c]	—	—
1978	San Jose Missions	—	Stockton Ports	Bellingham Mariners	—	—
1977	—	—	—	Bellingham Mariners^[a]	—	—

Footnotes

• ^a Managed by Bobby Floyd, the 1977 Bellingham Mariners won the Northwest League championship.^[14]
• ^b Managed by Bob Didier, the 1979 San Jose Missions finished first in the California League with a record of 89–51 and won the league championship.^[15]
• ^c Managed by Jeff Scott, the 1979 Bellingham Mariners finished first in the Northwest League with a record of 41–31.^[16]
• ^d Managed by Jeff Scott, the 1980 Bellingham Mariners finished first in the Northwest League with a record of 45–25 and were co-league champions.^[17]
• ^e Managed by Bill Plummer, the 1981 Wausau Timbers finished first in the Midwest League with a record of 84–48 and were league champions.^[18]
• ^f Managed by Jeff Scott, the 1981 Bellingham Mariners finished first in the Northwest League with a record of 39–31 and lost in the league finals.^[19]
• ^g Managed by Mickey Bowers, the 1982 Lynn Sailors finished first in the Eastern League with a record of 82–57 and lost in the league finals.^[20]
• ^h Managed by Jeff Scott, the 1983 Bellingham Mariners finished first in the Northwest League with a record of 40–28 and lost in the league finals.^[21]
• ⁱ Managed by R. J. Harrison, the 1985 Salinas Spurs finished first in the California League with a record of 89–55 and lost in the league semi-finals.^[22]
• ^j Managed by Sal Rende, the 1986 Bellingham Mariners finished first in the Northwest League with a record of 45–29 and won the league championship.^[23]
• ^k Managed by Bill Plummer, the 1987 Calgary Cannons finished first in the Pacific Coast League Northern Division with a record of 84–57 and lost in the league finals.^[24]
• ^l Managed by Ralph Dickenson, the 1989 San Bernardino Spirit finished first in the California League Southern Division with a record of 83–59 and lost in the league semi-finals.^[25]
• ^m Managed by Keith Bodie, the 1991 Calgary Cannons finished first in the Pacific Coast League Northern Division with a record of 72–64 and lost in the league finals.^[26]
• ⁿ Managed by Marc Hill, the 1992 Peninsula Pilots won the Carolina League championship.^[27]
• ^o Managed by Dave Myers, the 1992 Bellingham Mariners finished first in the Northwest League Northern Division with a record of 43–33 and won the league championship.^[28]
• ^p Managed by Mike Goff, the 1993 Bellingham Mariners finished first in the Northwest League Northern Division with a record of 44–32 and lost in the league finals.^[29]
• ^q Managed by Dave Myers, the 1994 Riverside Pilots finished first in the California League Southern Division with a record of 87–49 and lost in the league semi-finals.^[30]
• ^r Managed by Gary Varsho, the 1997 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers finished first in the Midwest League Central Division with a record of 76–63 and lost in the first round of the playoffs.^[31]
• ^s Managed by Dan Rohn, the 2000 New Haven Ravens won the Eastern League championship.^[32]
• ^t Managed by Mark Parent, the 2000 Lancaster JetHawks finished first in the California League Southern Division with a record of 89–51 and lost in the league semi-finals.^[33]
• ^u Managed by Omer Muñoz, the 2000 AZL Mariners won the Arizona League championship.^[34]
• ^v Managed by Dan Rohn, the 2001 Tacoma Rainiers won the Pacific Coast League Northern Division with a record of 85–59 and were co-league champions with the New Orleans Zephyrs.^[35]
• ^w Managed by Dave Brundage, the 2002 San Antonio Missions won the Texas League championship.^[36]
• ^x Managed by Omer Muñoz, the 2002 Everett AquaSox won the Northwest League Western Division with a record of 44–32 and lost in the league finals.^[37]
• ^y Managed by Dave Brundage, the 2003 San Antonio Missions won the Texas League Western Division with a record of 88–51 and won the league championship.^[38]
• ^z Managed by Steve Roadcap, the 2003 Inland Empire 66ers won the California League Southern Division with a record of 78–62 and won the league championship.^[39]
• ^aa Managed by Dan Rohn, the 2005 Tacoma Rainiers won the Pacific Northwest League Northern Division with a record of 80–64 and lost in the league finals.^[40]
• ^bb Managed by Scott Steinmann, the 2005 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers won the Midwest League Western Division with a record of 76–63 and lost in the league finals.^[41]
• ^cc Managed by Gary Thurman, the 2006 Inland Empire 66ers won the California League championship.^[42]
• ^dd Managed by José Moreno, the 2007 AZL Mariners won the Arizona League championship.^[43]
• ^ee Managed by Rob Mummau, the 2008 Pulaski Mariners finished first in the Appalachian League Eastern Division with a record of 40–27 and lost in the league finals.
• ^ff Managed by Daren Brown, the 2009 Tacoma Rainiers finished first in the Pacific Coast League Pacific Northern Division with a record of 74–70 and lost in the league semi-finals.^[44]
• ^gg Managed by Jim Horner, the 2009 High Desert Mavericks won the California League Southern Division with a record of 83–57 and lost in the league finals.^[45]

See also

• Seattle Mariners minor league players

References

General references

1. "Seattle Mariners Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 26, 2010.

Inline citations

1. Cronin, John. "Truth in the Minor League Class Structure: The Case for the Reclassification of the Minors," The Baseball Research Journal (Society for American Baseball Research), Spring 2013.
2. Harris, Chris. "Generals, Mariners renew PDC through 2016," Jackson Generals, Thursday, September 11, 2014.
3. "Mariners, Blaze announce partnership," Bakersfield Blaze, Friday, September 19, 2014.
4. Weisman, Mike. "LumberKings and Mariners Extend Player Development Contract," Clinton LumberKings, Wednesday, September 10, 2014.
5. "Mariners and Everett Extend Player Development Contract," From the corner of Edgar & Dave (Seattle Mariners blog), Friday, June 13, 2014.
6. Gangloff, Mike. "New York Yankees to field farm club in Pulaski," The Roanoke (VA) Times , Tuesday, September 9, 2014.
7. "Jackson Generals Unveiled as 2011 Team Name," Jackson Generals, Monday, September 6, 2010.
8. "Mariners extend working agreement with four affiliates," Seattle Mariners press release, Thursday, September 13, 2012.
9. "Diamond Jaxx become Southern League affiliate of the Seattle Mariners," Seattle Mariners press release, Thursday, September 28, 2006.
10. "Rainiers, Mariners extend partnership through 2014," The Seattle Times, Wednesday, August 18, 2010.
11. Gilbertson, Wes. "The Final Out: When Calgary lost the Cannons," Calgary Sun, Saturday, September 22, 2012.
12. "Calgary Cannons will be Seattle Mariners' farm club," Ottawa Citizen, Friday, October 19, 1984.
13. "Mariners drop Spokane, pick up Salt Lake City," The Associated Press, Saturday, September 26, 1981.
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16. "1979 Bellingham". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
17. "1980 Bellingham". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
18. "1981 Wausau". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
19. "1981 Bellingham". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
20. "1982 Lynn". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
21. "1983 Bellingham". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
22. "1985 Salinas". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
23. "1986 Bellingham". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
24. "1987 Calgary". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
25. "1989 San Bernardino". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
26. "1991 Calgary". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
27. "1992 Peninsula". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
28. "1992 Bellingham". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
29. "1993 Bellingham". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
30. "1994 Riverside". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
31. "1997 Wisconsin". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
32. "2000 New Haven". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
33. "2000 Lancaster". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
34. "2000 Arizona Mariners". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
35. "2001 Tacoma". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
36. "2002 San Antonio". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
37. "2002 Everett". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
38. "2003 San Antonio". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
39. "2003 Inland Empire". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
40. "2005 Tacoma". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
41. "2005 Wisconsin". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
42. "2006 Inland Empire". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
43. "2007 Arizona Mariners". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
44. "2009 Tacoma". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
45. "2009 High Desert". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 26, 2010.

External links

• The Official Site of the Seattle Mariners