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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:

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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.

Opening Day starters

*Bret Boone *Mike Cameron *Jeff Cirillo *Freddy Garcia *Carlos Guillén *Edgar Martínez *Mark McLemore *John Olerud *Ichiro Suzuki *Dan Wilson

Season standings

American League Wild Card

Record vs. opponents

Roster

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''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

=Relief pitchers

= ''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

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Major League Baseball Draft

The following is a list of

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draft picks. The Mariners took part in the June regular draft, also known as the

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. The Mariners made 50 selections in the 2002 draft, the first being

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John Mayberry, Jr. in the first round. In all, the Mariners selected 23

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s, 3 second basemen, 3

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, 3 second basemen, and 1

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Draft

Key

Table

References

External links

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