2022 Seattle Mariners season
| 2022 Seattle Mariners | |
|---|---|
| American League Wild Card winners | |
| League | American League |
| Division | West |
| Ballpark | T-Mobile Park |
| City | Seattle, Washington |
| Record | 90–72 (.556) |
| Divisional place | 2nd |
| Owners | Baseball Club of Seattle, LP, represented by CEO John Stanton |
| Managers | Scott Servais |
| Television | Root Sports Northwest (Dave Sims, Aaron Goldsmith, Mike Blowers) |
| Radio | ESPN-710 Seattle Mariners Radio Network (Rick Rizzs, Aaron Goldsmith, Dave Sims) |
The 2022 Seattle Mariners season was the 46th season in franchise history. The Mariners played their 23rd full season (24th overall) at T-Mobile Park, their home ballpark in Seattle, Washington. The Mariners finished the regular season at 90–72, equaling their record from 2021, and successfully reached the postseason for the first time since 2001 as a Wild Card after not winning the American League (AL) West.
The season started on April 8 and was adjusted due to the offseason owners' lockout of the players.
On July 17, the Mariners became the first team to enter the All-Star break with a 14-game winning streak, their second longest in club history.
On September 30, Cal Raleigh hit a walk-off home run against the Oakland Athletics, clinching the Mariners' first playoff berth since 2001. It ended the longest major professional sports postseason drought in North America. They defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in the AL Wild Card Series but lost to the eventual champion Houston Astros in the AL Division Series. The Houston series involved a three-game sweep against the Mariners, complete with an 18-inning loss where they failed to score a single run in their first postseason game played in Seattle since October 18, 2001. The longest postseason drought in major North American sports then belonged to the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association, who had failed to make the playoffs since 2006. However, the Kings clinched a playoff berth the following April, and as a result, the New York Jets of the National Football League now have the longest drought, missing the playoffs for the last 15 seasons. MLB’s longest playoff drought is now owned by the Los Angeles Angels at 11 years.