Top 25 All-Time Rainiers: No. 1 Alex Rodriguez
The 2019 season starts on Thursday at 7:05 p.m. PDT and will mark the Tacoma Rainiers 25th season as the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. The two clubs first formed their partnership in 1995, and recently announced a four-year extension of their Player Development Contract that will continue their
The 2019 season starts on Thursday at 7:05 p.m. PDT and will mark the Tacoma Rainiers 25th season as the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. The two clubs first formed their partnership in 1995, and recently announced a four-year extension of their Player Development Contract that will continue their affiliation through the 2022 season.
In honor of this decades-long partnership we round out our Top 25 players to come through Cheney Stadium since 1995.
Hundreds of talented players have spent time in Tacoma during the Mariners era -- helping propel the Rainiers to five division titles, three conference championships and two Pacific Coast League Championships -- but only the best of the best make the Top 25.
Qualifiers
1. Players and ranking determined by Wins Above Replacement
2. Must have 200 plate appearances or 40 innings pitched with the Rainiers
No. 1 is shortstop Alex Rodriguez, who played in 56 games 1995-1996.
Rodriguez played in 2,784 games over 23 seasons in Major League Baseball.
Rodriguez debuted in the majors with the Mariners in 1994, appearing in 17 games.
Rodriguez enjoyed his best season in 2000 with the Mariners when he batted .316/.420/.606 with 42 home runs, 111 RBI and 46 stolen bases.
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