their streaming service Peacock to broadcast games on Sunday afternoons. In Houston, due to the coverage of the 2000 Presidential Debate, KPRC-TV elected to carry NBC News' coverage of the debate while KNWS-TV carried NBC's final baseball game. Aftermath Alex Rodriguez left the Mariners for the Texas Rangers after this series for a ten-year, $252 million deal. Three seasons later, Rodriguez was traded to the Yankees, where he remained until 2016. The Yankees went on to beat the New York Mets in five games in the first Subway Series since 1956. The Mariners returned to the ALCS the following season, after they broke the Yankees' American League record and tied the Major League record for regular season wins with 116. However, they fared worse in a rematch with the Yankees and were dispatched in five games. References External links 2000 ALCS at Baseball-Reference American League Championship Series American League Championship Series Seattle Mariners postseason New York Yankees postseason American League Championship Series American League Championship Series American League Championship Series American League Championship Series Baseball competitions in Seattle 2000s in the Bronx Baseball competitions in New York City