Regular Season
- On April 4, 1994, the Mariners played in the first game at Cleveland's Jacobs Field. President Bill Clinton threw out the ceremonial first pitch, and the Indians defeated the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in 11 innings.
- On June 17, 1994, in the Mariners' 65th game of the season, Ken Griffey, Jr. hit his league-leading 30th home run off Kansas City Royals ace David Cone in a 5-1 win at Kauffman Stadium.
- On July 8, 1994, Alex Rodriguez made his major league baseball debut. It was in a game against the Boston Red Sox, and Rodriguez appeared in three at-bats and had 0 hits.
By Friday, August 12, the Mariners had compiled a 49-63 record through 112 games and were only two games behind the Texas Rangers for the lead in the AL West Division. They had scored 569 runs (5.08 per game) and allowed 616 runs (5.50 per game).
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