The 1976 Mariners and the Building of a Team

Dec 5 2019 by Yardbarker: Seattle Mariners

Ruppert Jones, the first overall pick in the 1976 expansion draft. | Photo by B Bennett/Getty Images With the Winter Meetings coming up and the Mariners’ rebuild continuing, I started wondering about the original building of the Mariners. Follow me back to 1976 and relive the start. On Tuesday, August 24th, 1976 the Seattle Mariners were announced to the world. Tucked beneath a story about Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter’s plan to pardon draft evaders and above a story...
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