List of Seattle Mariners minor league affiliates
Introduction The Seattle Mariners farm system consists of six Minor League Baseball affiliates across the United States and in the Dominican Republic. Three teams are independently owned, while three others—the Modesto Nuts, Arizona Complex League Mariners, and Dominican Summer League Mariners—are owned by the major league club.The Mariners have been affiliated with the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers of the Pacific Coast League and High-A Everett AquaSox of the Northwest League since 1995, making them the longest-running affiliations in the organization among teams not owned by the Mariners. Their newest affiliates are the Double-A Arkansas Travelers of the Texas League and the Single-A Modesto Nuts of the California League, which became Mariners affiliates in 2017.Geographically, Seattle's closest domestic affiliate is the Tacoma Rainiers, which are approximately  away. Seattle's furthest domestic affiliate is the Arkansas Travelers some  away.
Current affiliates The Seattle Mariners farm system consists of six minor league affiliates.ClassTeamLeagueLocationBallparkAffiliated Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers Pacific Coast League Tacoma, Washington Cheney Stadium 1995 Double-A Arkansas Travelers Texas League North Little Rock, Arkansas Dickey–Stephens Park 2017 High-A Everett AquaSox Northwest League Everett, Washington Funko Field 1995 Single-A Modesto Nuts California League Modesto, California John Thurman Field 2017 Rookie ACL Mariners Arizona Complex League Peoria, Arizona Peoria Sports Complex 1989 DSL Mariners Dominican Summer League Boca Chica, Santo Domingo Las Palmas Complex 1989
Past affiliates === Key ==='''Season'''Each year is linked to an article about that particular Mariners season.===1977–1989===Prior to the 1963 season, Major League Baseball (MLB) initiated a reorganization of Minor League Baseball that resulted in a reduction from six classes to four (Triple-A, Double-A, Class A, and Rookie) in response to the general decline of the minors throughout the 1950s and early-1960s when leagues and teams folded due to shrinking attendance caused by baseball fans' preference for staying at home to watch MLB games on television. The only change made within the next 27 years was Class A being subdivided for the first time to form Class A Short Season in 1966.SeasonTriple-ADouble-AClass AClass A Short SeasonRookie 1977 — — — Bellingham Mariners —  1978 San Jose Missions — Stockton Mariners Bellingham Mariners —  1979 Spokane Indians — Alexandria MarinersSan Jose Missions Bellingham Mariners —  1980 Spokane Indians Lynn Sailors San Jose Missions Bellingham Mariners —  1981 Spokane Indians Lynn Sailors Wausau Timbers Bellingham Mariners —  1982 Salt Lake City Gulls Lynn Sailors Bakersfield MarinersWausau Timbers Bellingham Mariners —  1983 Salt Lake City Gulls Chattanooga Lookouts Bakersfield MarinersWausau Timbers Bellingham Mariners —  1984 Salt Lake City Gulls Chattanooga Lookouts Salinas SpursWausau Timbers Bellingham Mariners Butte Copper Kings  1985 Calgary Cannons Chattanooga Lookouts Salinas SpursWausau Timbers Bellingham Mariners —  1986 Calgary Cannons Chattanooga Lookouts Salinas SpursWausau Timbers Bellingham Mariners —  1987 Calgary Cannons Chattanooga Lookouts Salinas SpursWausau Timbers Bellingham Mariners —  1988 Calgary Cannons Vermont Mariners San Bernardino SpiritWausau Timbers Bellingham Mariners AZL Mariners/Red Sox  1989 Calgary Cannons Williamsport Bills San Bernardino SpiritWausau Timbers Bellingham Mariners AZL MarinersDSL Mariners ===1990–2020===Minor League Baseball operated with six classes from 1990 to 2020.In 1990, the Class A level was subdivided for a second time with the creation of Class A-Advanced. The Rookie level consisted of domestic and foreign circuits.SeasonTriple-ADouble-AClass A-AdvancedClass AClass A Short SeasonRookieForeign Rookie 1990 Calgary Cannons Williamsport Bills Peninsula PilotsSan Bernardino Spirit — Bellingham Mariners AZL Mariners DSL Mariners  1991 Calgary Cannons Jacksonville Suns Peninsula PilotsSan Bernardino Spirit — Bellingham Mariners AZL Mariners DSL Mariners  1992 Calgary Cannons Jacksonville Suns Peninsula PilotsSan Bernardino Spirit — Bellingham Mariners AZL Mariners DSL Mariners  1993 Calgary Cannons Jacksonville Suns Riverside Pilots Appleton Foxes Bellingham Mariners AZL Mariners DSL Mariners  1994 Calgary Cannons Jacksonville Suns Riverside Pilots Appleton Foxes Bellingham Mariners AZL Mariners DSL Mariners  1995 Tacoma Rainiers Port City Roosters Riverside Pilots Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Everett AquaSox AZL Mariners DSL Mariners  1996 Tacoma Rainiers Port City Roosters Lancaster JetHawks Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Everett AquaSox AZL Mariners DSL Mariners  1997 Tacoma Rainiers Memphis Chicks Lancaster JetHawks Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Everett AquaSox AZL Mariners DSL Mariners  1998 Tacoma Rainiers Orlando Rays Lancaster JetHawks Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Everett AquaSox AZL Mariners DSL Mariners  1999 Tacoma Rainiers New Haven Ravens Lancaster JetHawks Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Everett AquaSox AZL Mariners DSL Mariners  2000 Tacoma Rainiers New Haven Ravens Lancaster JetHawks Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Everett AquaSox AZL Mariners DSL Mariners  2001 Tacoma Rainiers San Antonio Missions San Bernardino Stampede Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Everett AquaSox AZL Mariners DSL Mariners  2002 Tacoma Rainiers San Antonio Missions San Bernardino Stampede Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Everett AquaSox AZL Mariners DSL MarinersVSL Aguirre  2003 Tacoma Rainiers San Antonio Missions Inland Empire 66ers Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Everett AquaSox AZL Mariners DSL MarinersVSL Aguirre  2004 Tacoma Rainiers San Antonio Missions Inland Empire 66ers Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Everett AquaSox AZL Mariners DSL MarinersVSL Aguirre  2005 Tacoma Rainiers San Antonio Missions Inland Empire 66ers Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Everett AquaSox AZL Mariners DSL MarinersVSL Mariners  2006 Tacoma Rainiers San Antonio Missions Inland Empire 66ers Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Everett AquaSox AZL Mariners DSL MarinersVSL Mariners  2007 Tacoma Rainiers West Tenn Diamond Jaxx High Desert Mavericks Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Everett AquaSox AZL Mariners DSL MarinersVSL Mariners  2008 Tacoma Rainiers West Tenn Diamond Jaxx High Desert Mavericks Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Everett AquaSox Pulaski MarinersAZL Mariners DSL MarinersVSL Mariners  2009 Tacoma Rainiers West Tenn Diamond Jaxx High Desert Mavericks Clinton LumberKings Everett AquaSox Pulaski MarinersAZL Mariners DSL MarinersVSL Mariners  2010 Tacoma Rainiers West Tenn Diamond Jaxx High Desert Mavericks Clinton LumberKings Everett AquaSox Pulaski MarinersAZL Mariners DSL MarinersVSL Mariners  2011 Tacoma Rainiers Jackson Generals High Desert Mavericks Clinton LumberKings Everett AquaSox Pulaski MarinersAZL Mariners DSL MarinersVSL Mariners  2012 Tacoma Rainiers Jackson Generals High Desert Mavericks Clinton LumberKings Everett AquaSox Pulaski MarinersAZL Mariners DSL MarinersVSL Mariners  2013 Tacoma Rainiers Jackson Generals High Desert Mavericks Clinton LumberKings Everett AquaSox Pulaski MarinersAZL Mariners DSL MarinersVSL Mariners  2014 Tacoma Rainiers Jackson Generals High Desert Mavericks Clinton LumberKings Everett AquaSox Pulaski MarinersAZL Mariners DSL MarinersVSL Mariners  2015 Tacoma Rainiers Jackson Generals Bakersfield Blaze Clinton LumberKings Everett AquaSox AZL Mariners DSL Mariners 1DSL Mariners 2VSL Mariners  2016 Tacoma Rainiers Jackson Generals Bakersfield Blaze Clinton LumberKings Everett AquaSox AZL Mariners DSL Mariners  2017 Tacoma Rainiers Arkansas Travelers Modesto Nuts Clinton LumberKings Everett AquaSox AZL Mariners DSL Mariners  2018 Tacoma Rainiers Arkansas Travelers Modesto Nuts Clinton LumberKings Everett AquaSox AZL Mariners DSL Mariners  2019 Tacoma Rainiers Arkansas Travelers Modesto Nuts West Virginia Power Everett AquaSox AZL Mariners DSL Mariners  2020 Tacoma Rainiers Arkansas Travelers Modesto Nuts West Virginia Power Everett AquaSox AZL Mariners DSL Mariners ===2021–present===The current structure of Minor League Baseball is the result of an overall contraction of the system beginning with the 2021 season. Class A was reduced to two levels: High-A and Low-A. Low-A was reclassified as Single-A in 2022.SeasonTriple-ADouble-AHigh-ASingle-ARookieForeign Rookie 2021 Tacoma Rainiers Arkansas Travelers Everett AquaSox Modesto Nuts ACL Mariners DSL Mariners   2022 Tacoma Rainiers Arkansas Travelers Everett AquaSox Modesto Nuts ACL Mariners DSL Mariners   2023 Tacoma Rainiers Arkansas Travelers Everett AquaSox Modesto Nuts ACL Mariners DSL Mariners
See also *Seattle Mariners minor league players
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References
External links *  ''Baseball-Reference'': Seattle Mariners Minor League Affiliates