2006 Seattle Mariners Season
The Seattle Mariners 2006 season was their 30th since the franchise creation, and their third consecutive season finishing at the bottom of the American League West, finishing with a record of 78-84 (.481). They had two players feature in the 2006 All-Star Game: Ichiro Suzuki, making his sixth appearance in the All-Star Game, and José López, with his first appearance.
Their longest winning streak was 5 games, which they managed twice, between 16–21 June 24–29 June, counterpointed by their longest losing streak of 11 games between 10–20 August.
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