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{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Seattle Mariners
| season = 2008
| misc = 
| league = American League
| division = [[American League West|West]]
| ballpark = [[Safeco Field]]
| city = [[Seattle]], Washington
| record = {{winning percentage|61|101|record=y}}
| divisional_place = 4th
| owners = [[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]]<br><small>(represented by [[Howard Lincoln]])</small>
| general_managers = [[Bill Bavasi]], [[Lee Pelekoudas]]
| managers = [[John McLaren (baseball)|John McLaren]] <small>(dismissed June 20)</small>, [[Jim Riggleman]]
| television = [[FSN Northwest]]<br>([[Dave Niehaus]], [[Dave Sims]],<br>[[Rick Rizzs]], [[Mike Blowers]])
| radio =  [[KNWN (AM)|KOMO]] (English)<br>([[Dave Niehaus]], [[Rick Rizzs]])<br>[[KRYN|KSZN]] (Spanish)<br>(Alex Rivera, [[Julio Cruz (baseball)|Julio Cruz]])
|}}
The '''[[2008 Major League Baseball season|2008]] [[Seattle Mariners]] season''' was the 32nd [[Major League Baseball]] season in the team's history. Coming off the heels of the previous [[2007 Seattle Mariners season|2007 season]], in which the Mariners finished with their first winning record since [[2003 Seattle Mariners season|2003]], the team was widely expected to once again compete for the [[American League West]] championship. The team was bolstered by some major roster additions during the previous offseason, most notably [[starting pitcher]]s [[Érik Bédard]] and [[Carlos Silva (baseball)|Carlos Silva]]. However, by the end of May, it became apparent that the team had gone back to its losing ways of the 2004–06 seasons. Despite their losing ways, they won their first and last game of the season. Their longest winning-streak of the season was 4 games after a sweep of the [[2008 Cleveland Indians season|Cleveland Indians]] at the end of August and a 12-6 win against the [[2008 Texas Rangers season|Texas Rangers]] on the first day of September. However, standing at 57–87, their longest losing-streak of the season was 12 games, 11 on the road, 1 at home, after being swept by the [[2008 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim]], [[2008 Kansas City Royals season|Kansas City Royals]], [[2008 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]], and suffering a loss at the last homestand opener against the Angels. On September 23, the Mariners became the first club to spend $100 million in payroll and lose 100 games. The team finished the season with a {{nowrap|{{winning percentage|61|101|record=y}}}} record, last in the [[American League West|West]] for the 4th time in 5 years, and second worst in the majors.

With the team underperforming and underachieving, a number of people who had become [[scapegoat]]s for the team's underperformance were dismissed during the season, most notably [[general manager (baseball)|general manager]] [[Bill Bavasi]], [[Manager (baseball)|field manager]] [[John McLaren (baseball)|John McLaren]], [[first baseman]] [[Richie Sexson]], and [[designated hitter]] [[José Vidro]].

==Offseason==
*December 20, 2007: Signed [[free agent]] RHP [[Carlos Silva (baseball)|Carlos Silva]] to a four-year, $48 million contract.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-12-20 |title=Mariners secure former Twins pitcher Silva with four-year, $48M deal |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=3163650 |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=ESPN |language=en |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>
*January 8, 2008: Signed free agent INF [[Miguel Cairo]] to a one-year, $850,000 contract<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-01-09 |title=M's sign Cairo to a one-year, major league contract |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=3187296 |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=ESPN |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>
*January 31, 2008: Signed free agent OF [[Brad Wilkerson]] to a one-year, $3 million contract.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-01-31 |title=Brad Wilkerson Signs With Mariners |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2008/01/brad-wilkerson-2.html |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=MLB Trade Rumors |language=en-US}}</ref>
*February 8, 2008: Traded OF [[Adam Jones (baseball)|Adam Jones]], LHP [[George Sherrill]], and minor league pitchers Tony Butler, [[Chris Tillman]], and [[Kam Mickolio]] to the [[Baltimore Orioles]] for LHP [[Érik Bédard]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Street |first=Jim |date=February 8, 2008 |title=Mariners trade five players for Bedard |url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-346164 |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=[[MiLB.com]]}}</ref>
*Dismissed all [[coach (baseball)|coaches]] hired under [[Mike Hargrove]] except hitting coach [[Jeff Pentland]] and hired former MLB managers [[Jim Riggleman]] (bench coach), [[Sam Perlozzo]] (third base coach), and [[Lee Elia]] (special assistant to the manager), as well as [[Mel Stottlemyre]] (pitching coach), [[Norm Charlton]] (bullpen coach), and [[Eddie Rodriguez (baseball)|Eddie Rodriguez]] (first base coach).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stone |first=Larry |date=2007-10-06 |title=McLaren drops 5 Mariners coaches |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/mclaren-drops-5-mariners-coaches/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-10-22 |title=Mariners Name 2008 Coaching Staff |url=https://www.nbcrightnow.com/archives/mariners-name-2008-coaching-staff/article_88c794a8-cf2f-5d12-a872-e7ed0aaf21c2.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250331074601/https://www.nbcrightnow.com/archives/mariners-name-2008-coaching-staff/article_88c794a8-cf2f-5d12-a872-e7ed0aaf21c2.html |archive-date=2025-03-31 |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=NonStop Local Tri-Cities/Yakima}}</ref>

==Regular season==

===Season standings===
{{2008 AL West standings|highlight=Seattle Mariners}}

===Record vs. opponents===
{{2008 AL Record vs. opponents|team=SEA}}

===Roster===
{| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! colspan="10" style="background-color: #005c5c; color:#9ECEEE; text-align: center;" | 2008 Seattle Mariners 
|-
| colspan="10" style="background-color: #003366; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" | '''Roster'''
|-
| valign="top" | '''Pitchers'''
{{MLBplayer|58|[[Cha Seung Baek]]}}
{{MLBplayer|43|[[Miguel Batista]]}}
{{MLBplayer|45|[[Érik Bédard]]}}
{{MLBplayer|48|[[Roy Corcoran]]}}
{{MLBplayer|41|[[R. A. Dickey]]}}
{{MLBplayer|31|[[Ryan Feierabend]]}}
{{MLBplayer|54|[[Sean Green (baseball)|Sean Green]]}}
{{MLBplayer|34|[[Félix Hernández]]}}
{{MLBplayer|36|[[César Jiménez (baseball)|César Jiménez]]}}
{{MLBplayer|57|[[Mark Lowe]]}}
{{MLBplayer|26|[[Randy Messenger]]}}
{{MLBplayer|35|[[Brandon Morrow]]}}
{{MLBplayer|59|[[Eric O'Flaherty]]}}
{{MLBplayer|20|[[J. J. Putz]]}}
{{MLBplayer|53|[[Arthur Rhodes]]}}
{{MLBplayer|18|[[Ryan Rowland-Smith]]}}
{{MLBplayer|52|[[Carlos Silva (baseball)|Carlos Silva]]}}
{{MLBplayer|60|[[Justin Thomas (baseball)|Justin Thomas]]}}
{{MLBplayer|56|[[Jarrod Washburn]]}}
{{MLBplayer|40|[[Jared Wells]]}}
{{MLBplayer|49|[[Jake Woods]]}}
| width="25px" | 
| valign="top" | '''Catchers'''
{{MLBplayer|15|[[Jamie Burke]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;9|[[Jeff Clement]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;2|[[Kenji Johjima]]}}
{{MLBplayer|32|[[Rob Johnson (baseball)|Rob Johnson]]}}
'''Infielders'''
{{MLBplayer|29|[[Adrián Beltré]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;5|[[Yuniesky Betancourt]]}}
{{MLBplayer|13|[[Miguel Cairo]]}}
{{MLBplayer|23|[[Tug Hulett]]}}
{{MLBplayer|39|[[Bryan LaHair]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;4|[[José López (first baseman)|José López]]}}
{{MLBplayer|10|[[Greg Norton (baseball)|Greg Norton]]}}
{{MLBplayer|44|[[Richie Sexson]]}}
{{MLBplayer|27|[[Matt Tuiasosopo]]}}
{{MLBplayer|61|[[Luis Valbuena]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;3|[[José Vidro]]}}
| width="25px" | 
| valign="top" | '''Outfielders'''
{{MLBplayer|50|[[Wladimir Balentien]]}}
{{MLBplayer|16|[[Willie Bloomquist]]}}
{{MLBplayer|28|[[Raúl Ibañez]]}}
{{MLBplayer|25|[[Charlton Jimerson]]}}
{{MLBplayer|12|[[Mike Morse]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;8|[[Jeremy Reed]]}}
{{MLBplayer|51|[[Ichiro Suzuki]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;6|[[Brad Wilkerson]]}}
| width="25px" | 
| valign="top" | '''Manager'''
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;7|[[John McLaren (baseball)|John McLaren]]}}
{{MLBplayer|47|[[Jim Riggleman]]}}
'''Coaches'''
{{MLBplayer|37|[[Norm Charlton]]}} <small>(bullpen)</small>
{{MLBplayer|40|[[Jeff Pentland]]}} <small>(hitting)</small>
{{MLBplayer|22|[[Sam Perlozzo]]}} <small>(third base)</small>
{{MLBplayer|55|[[Lee Elia]]}} <small>(bench)</small>
{{MLBplayer|47|[[Jim Riggleman]]}} <small>(bench)</small>
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;1|[[Eddie Rodríguez]]}} <small>(first base)</small>
{{MLBplayer|30|[[Mel Stottlemyre]]}} <small>(pitching)</small>
{{MLBplayer|58|[[Jose Castro (baseball)|Jose Castro]]}} <small>(hitting)</small>
|}

===In-season transactions===
* April 2, 2008: Placed pitcher [[J. J. Putz]] on the 15-day disabled list and purchased the contract of pitcher [[Roy Corcoran]] from [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] [[Tacoma Rainiers|Tacoma]].
* April 11: Recalled IF [[Greg Norton (baseball)|Greg Norton]] from [[Tacoma Rainiers|Triple-A Tacoma]]; designated OF [[Charlton Jimerson]] for assignment.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sleeper |first=John |date=2008-04-12 |title=Mariners bring up veteran Norton |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2008/apr/12/mariners-bring-up-veteran-norton/ |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=Spokesman.com |language= |agency=[[Everett Herald]]}}</ref>
* April 14: Selected the contract of LHP [[Arthur Rhodes]] from [[Minor league baseball|Double-A]] [[West Tenn Diamond Jaxx]]; Recalled RHP [[R. A. Dickey]] from [[Tacoma Rainiers|Triple-A Tacoma]]; Placed OF [[Mike Morse]] on 15-day disabled list with a dislocated left shoulder; Optioned LHP [[Eric O'Flaherty]] to [[Minor league baseball|Double-A]] [[West Tenn Diamond Jaxx]].
* April 15: Placed LHP [[Érik Bédard]] on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 9, with inflammation in his left hip.
* April 16: Recalled RHP [[Brandon Morrow]] from [[Minor league baseball|Double-A]] [[West Tenn Diamond Jaxx]]. Re-signed OF [[Charlton Jimerson]] to a Minor League contract. (He had been designated for assignment on April 10.)<ref name=":8">{{cite web |title=MLB - Charlton Jimerson Transactions |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/7675/transactions.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020121844/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/7675/transactions.html |archivedate=October 20, 2012 |work=SI.com}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Charlton Jimerson Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News |url=https://www.milb.com/player/charlton-jimerson-430590 |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=[[Minor League Baseball]] |language=en}}</ref>
* April 22: Activated RHP [[J. J. Putz]] from the 15-day disabled list; optioned RHP [[R. A. Dickey]] to [[Tacoma Rainiers|Triple-A Tacoma]].
* April 25: Signed C [[Kenji Johjima]] to a 3-year, $24 million contract extension through 2011.
* April 26: Activated LHP [[Érik Bédard]] from the 15-day disabled list; optioned RHP [[Roy Corcoran]] to [[Tacoma Rainiers|Triple-A Tacoma]].
* April 30: Recalled C [[Jeff Clement]] and OF [[Wladimir Balentien]] from [[Tacoma Rainiers|Triple-A Tacoma]]; Designated INF [[Greg Norton (baseball)|Greg Norton]] and OF [[Brad Wilkerson]] for assignment.
*May 5: Traded [[Greg Norton (baseball)|Greg Norton]] to the [[Atlanta Braves]] for a player to be named or cash considerations; Released nonroster OF [[Bronson Sardinha]].
*May 7: Released OF [[Brad Wilkerson]], he had been designated for assignment on April 30.
*May 18: Optioned C Jeff Clement to [[Tacoma Rainiers|Triple-A Tacoma]].
*May 19: Recalled OF [[Jeremy Reed]] from [[Tacoma Rainiers|Triple-A Tacoma]]; claimed RHP [[Tracy Thorpe]] off waivers from [[Toronto Blue Jays|Toronto]].
*May 21: Designated RHP [[Cha Seung Baek]] for assignment.
*May 22: Recalled RHP [[R. A. Dickey]] from [[Tacoma Rainiers|Triple-A Tacoma]].
*May 27: Acquired RHP [[Jared Wells]] from the [[San Diego Padres]] for RHP [[Cha Seung Baek]].
*May 28: Optioned RHP [[Jared Wells]] to [[Tacoma Rainiers|Triple-A Tacoma]]; Activated RHP [[Anderson Garcia]] from the 15-day disabled list and optioned him to [[High Desert Mavericks|Single-A High Desert]].
*June 13: Placed RHP [[J. J. Putz]] on the 15-day disabled list with a hyper-extended right elbow; Recalled RHP [[Roy Corcoran]] from [[Tacoma Rainiers|Triple-A Tacoma]].
*June 16: Recalled C [[Jeff Clement]] from [[Tacoma Rainiers|Triple-A Tacoma]]; Optioned OF [[Wladimir Balentien]] to [[Tacoma Rainiers|Triple-A Tacoma]].
*June 24: Acquired LHP [[Nelson Payano]] from the [[Atlanta Braves]] to complete the May 5 trade.
*July 1: Placed RHP [[Félix Hernández]] on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained left ankle retroactive to June 24; Recalled LHP [[César Jiménez (baseball)|Cesar Jimenez]] from [[Tacoma Rainiers|Triple-A Tacoma]].
*July 7: Released RHP [[Anderson Garcia]].
*July 10: Recalled RHP [[Jared Wells]] from [[Tacoma Rainiers|Triple-A Tacoma]]; Selected the contract of INF [[Tug Hulett]] from [[Tacoma Rainiers|Triple-A Tacoma]]; Placed LHP [[Érik Bédard]] on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 5, with stiffness in his left shoulder; Released INF [[Richie Sexson]].
*July 11: Activated RHP [[Félix Hernández]] from the 15-day disabled list; Optioned RHP [[Jared Wells]] to [[Tacoma Rainiers|Triple-A Tacoma]].
*July 17: Optioned INF [[Tug Hulett]] to [[Tacoma Rainiers|Triple-A Tacoma]]; Signed OF [[Julio Morban]] and RHP [[Francisco Valdivia]].
*July 18: Recalled 1B [[Bryan LaHair]] from [[Tacoma Rainiers|Triple-A Tacoma]].
*July 20: Activated RHP [[J. J. Putz]] from the 15-day disabled list; Optioned LHP [[Ryan Rowland-Smith]] to [[Tacoma Rainiers|Triple-A Tacoma]].
*July 25: Signed RHP [[Jorge Sosa (baseball)|Jorge Sosa]] to a minor league contract.
*July 30: Claimed RHP Luis Munoz off waivers from [[Pittsburgh Pirates|Pittsburgh]] and optioned him to [[West Tenn Diamond Jaxx|Double-A West Tenn]].
*July 31: Acquired RHP [[Gaby Hernandez]] from the [[Florida Marlins]] in exchange for LHP [[Arthur Rhodes]].
*August 13: Released DH/INF [[José Vidro]] ([[Designated for assignment]] on August 5)

====Front office/coaching staff====
* June 9, 2008: Dismissed hitting coach [[Jeff Pentland]] and named special assistant [[Lee Elia]] as his replacement
* June 16: Dismissed [[general manager (baseball)|general manager]] [[Bill Bavasi]] and named vice president/assistant GM [[Lee Pelekoudas]] as interim GM
* June 19: Dismissed [[manager (baseball)|field manager]] [[John McLaren (baseball)|John McLaren]] and named bench coach [[Jim Riggleman]] as interim manager. Elia promoted to bench coach and minor league hitting instructor [[Jose Castro (baseball)|Jose Castro]] promoted to hitting coach.

===Individual accomplishments===
* May 18: OF [[Ichiro Suzuki]] breaks the franchise [[stolen base]] record of 290 previously held by [[Julio Cruz (baseball)|Julio Cruz]] in a game against the [[San Diego Padres]]. (Cruz, watched from the broadcast booth as Suzuki broke his record.)<ref>{{cite news |last1=O'Neil |first1=Danny |date=19 May 2008 |title=Mariners send Jeff Clement to Class AAA Tacoma |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/notebook-mariners-send-jeff-clement-to-class-aaa-tacoma/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426041545/http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/notebook-mariners-send-jeff-clement-to-class-aaa-tacoma/ |archive-date=26 April 2016 |access-date=12 April 2008 |work=[[The Seattle Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=16 July 2009 |title=Alex, Julio hit one out of the park |url=http://www.stpns.net/view_article.html?articleId=107521787031965112836 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420193239/http://www.stpns.net/view_article.html?articleId=107521787031965112836 |archive-date=20 April 2016 |access-date=12 April 2008 |work=Edmonds Beacon}}</ref>
*June 17: RHP [[Félix Hernández]] throws an [[immaculate inning]] (retiring all three batters via strikeout using only nine pitches to do so) against the [[Florida Marlins]], becoming the 13th [[American League]] pitcher to do so.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jqew9UyW62E |title=Felix Hernandez throws an immaculate inning in 2008 |date=2017-06-15 |last=MLB |access-date=2025-03-31 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Matt |title=Immaculate, Twice in a Month! |url=http://www.immaculateinning.com/2008/06/immaculate-twice-in-month.html |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=immaculateinning.com}}</ref>
* June 23: Félix Hernández hits a [[Grand slam (baseball)|grand slam]] off [[New York Mets]] [[pitcher]] (and fellow [[Venezuela]]n) [[Johan Santana]], becoming the first pitcher in franchise history to hit a home run and the first [[American League]] pitcher to hit a grand slam in modern [[interleague play]].<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi0UNUqnPBM |title=King Felix hits a grand slam off Johan |date=2014-11-17 |last=MLB |access-date=2025-03-31 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-23 |title=Your annual reminder that Felix Hernandez once hit a grand slam off Johan Santana |url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/this-day-in-baseball-history-felix-hernandez-hits-grand-slam-off-of-johan-santan |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref>
* July 6: C [[Jamie Burke]] pitched in the [[extra innings|15th inning]] of a game against the [[Detroit Tigers]] after catching the previous six innings. Burke, who had made four [[relief pitcher|relief]] appearances in the minor leagues, was saddled with a loss and became the first position player to receive a decision as a pitcher since 2000.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2008-07-07 |title=In 15th, Tigers Win vs. Pitching Catcher |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/sports/baseball/07al.html |access-date=2025-03-31 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>
* July 15: Ichiro Suzuki plays in his eighth consecutive [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|MLB All-Star Game]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Passan |first=jeff |author-link=Jeff Passan |date=15 July 2008 |title=Ichiro's speech to All-Stars revealed |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=jp-ichirospeech071508&prov=yhoo&type=lgns |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090718180751/http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=jp-ichirospeech071508&prov=yhoo&type=lgns |archive-date=18 July 2009 |access-date=14 January 2017 |work=Yahoo! Sports |publisher=Yahoo.com}}</ref>
* July 29: Ichiro Suzuki records his 3,000th major-league [[hit (baseball)|hit]] (1,278 in [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] and 1,722 in MLB) in a game against the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]].<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCRhfusgFkI |title=7/29/08: Ichiro's 3000th Professional Hit {{!}} イチローハイライト |date=2010-09-17 |last=MLB Vault |access-date=2025-03-31 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Matuszewski |first=Erik |date=July 30, 2008 |title=Ichiro Suzuki Collects 3,000th Hit of Career in Japan, U.S. |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2008-07-30/ichiro-suzuki-collects-3-000th-hit-of-career-in-japan-u-s |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250331081034/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2008-07-30/ichiro-suzuki-collects-3-000th-hit-of-career-in-japan-u-s |archive-date=31 March 2025 |access-date=31 March 2025 |work=Bloomberg.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-08-07 |title=Ichiro Suzuki records 3,000th MLB hit |url=https://www.knbr.com/2016/08/07/ichiro-suzuki-records-3000th-mlb-hit/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=KNBR |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>
* September 1: 3B [[Adrián Beltré]] [[Hitting for the cycle|hit for the cycle]] against the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]], becoming the fourth Mariner to accomplish the feat. Beltre's cycle came hours after [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] [[shortstop]] [[Stephen Drew]] hit for the cycle in a game against the [[St. Louis Cardinals]], marking the first time two players hit for the cycle in the same day since 1920.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Huber |first=Mike |title=September 1, 2008: Mariners’ Adrian Beltré hits for first career cycle |url=https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/september-1-2008-adrian-beltre-hits-for-first-career-cycle/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=[[Society for American Baseball Research]]}}</ref>
* September 18: Ichiro Suzuki records his 200th hit of the season, completing eight straight seasons of accomplishing the feat, tying the major league with [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Famer]] [[Willie Keeler]], who did so from 1894 through 1901.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-09-18 |title=Ichiro ties Keeler's record with 8th straight 200-hit season |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=3594615 |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=ESPN}}</ref>

===Game log===

{{Game log start|style=background:#6E8B3D|title= 2008 Game Log}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#9EBD69; |title=March/April| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 1 || March 31 || [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Rangers]] || 5 – 2 || '''[[Sean Green (baseball)|Green]]''' (1-0) || [[Kevin Millwood|Millwood]] (0-1) || '''[[J. J. Putz|Putz]]''' (1) || 46,334 || 1-0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 2 || April 1 || [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Rangers]] || 5 – 4 || [[Joaquín Benoit|Benoit]] (1-0) || '''[[J. J. Putz|Putz]]''' (0-1) || [[C. J. Wilson|Wilson]] (1) || 25,204 || 1-1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" 
| 3 || April 2 || [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Rangers]] || 4 – 1 || '''[[Carlos Silva (baseball)|Silva]]''' (1-0) || [[Jason Jennings|Jennings]] (0-1) || '''[[Miguel Batista|Batista]]''' (1) || 21,349 || 2-1
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 4 || April 4 || @ [[Baltimore Orioles|Orioles]] || 7 – 4 || [[Steve Trachsel|Trachsel]] (1-0) || '''[[Jarrod Washburn|Washburn]]''' (0-1) || [[George Sherrill|Sherrill]] (2) || 14,429 || 2-2
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 5 || April 5 || @ [[Baltimore Orioles|Orioles]] || 6 – 4 || [[Matt Albers|Albers]] (1-0) || '''[[Miguel Batista|Batista]]''' (0-1) || [[George Sherrill|Sherrill]] (3) || 24,824 || 2-3
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 6 || April 6 || @ [[Baltimore Orioles|Orioles]] || 3 – 2 || [[Dennis Sarfate|Sarfate]] (1-0) || '''[[Mark Lowe|Lowe]]''' (0-1) || || 19,215 || 2-4
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 7 || April 7 || @ [[Baltimore Orioles|Orioles]] || 5 – 4 || [[Dennis Sarfate|Sarfate]] (2-0) || '''[[Eric O'Flaherty|O'Flaherty]]''' (0-1) || [[George Sherrill|Sherrill]] (4) || 10,774 || 2-5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 8 || April 8 || @ [[Tampa Bay Rays|Rays]] || 6 – 5 || '''[[Érik Bédard|Bédard]]''' (1-0) || [[Gary Glover|Glover]] (0-1) || '''[[Ryan Rowland-Smith|Rowland-Smith]]''' (1) || 36,048 || 3-5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 9 || April 9 || @ [[Tampa Bay Rays|Rays]] || 7 – 1 || '''[[Jarrod Washburn|Washburn]]''' (1-1) || [[Andy Sonnanstine|Sonnanstine]] || || 12,106 || 4-5
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 10 || April 10 || @ [[Tampa Bay Rays|Rays]] || 7 – 0 || [[Edwin Jackson (baseball)|Jackson]] (2-0) || '''[[Miguel Batista|Batista]]''' (0-2) || || 11,898 || 4-6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 11 || April 11 || [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Angels]] || 8 – 5 || '''[[Félix Hernández|Hernández]]''' (1-0) || [[Jered Weaver|Weaver]] (1-2) || '''[[Mark Lowe|Lowe]]''' (1) || 28,915 || 5-6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 12 || April 12 || [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Angels]] || 8 – 3 || '''[[Carlos Silva (baseball)|Silva]]''' (2-0) || [[Jon Garland|Garland]] (1-2) || || 34,963 || 6-6
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 13 || April 13 || [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Angels]] || 10 – 5 || [[Joe Saunders|Saunders]] (2-0) || '''[[Cha Seung Baek|Baek]]''' (0-1) || || 30,664 || 6-7
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 14 || April 14 || [[Kansas City Royals|Royals]] || 5 – 1 || [[Zack Greinke|Greinke]] (3-0) || '''[[Jarrod Washburn|Washburn]]''' (1-2) || || 16,751 || 6-8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 15 || April 15 || [[Kansas City Royals|Royals]] || 11 – 6 || '''[[Miguel Batista|Batista]]''' (1-2) || [[John Bale (baseball)|Bale]] (0-3) || || 17,137 || 7-8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 16 || April 16 || @ [[Oakland Athletics|Athletics]] || 4 – 2 || '''[[Félix Hernández|Hernández]]''' (2-0) || [[Joe Blanton|Blanton]] (1-3) || || 21,126 || 8-8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 17 || April 17 || @ [[Oakland Athletics|Athletics]] || 8 – 1 || '''[[Carlos Silva (baseball)|Silva]]''' (3-0) || [[Lenny DiNardo|DiNardo]] (1-1) || || 10,164 || 9-8
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 18 || April 18 || @ [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Angels]] || 5 – 4 || [[Joe Saunders|Saunders]] (3-0) || '''[[R. A. Dickey|Dickey]]''' (0-1) || [[Francisco Rodríguez (Venezuelan pitcher)|Rodríguez]] (7) || 43,939 || 9-9
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 19 || April 19 || @ [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Angels]] || 4 – 1 || [[Ervin Santana|Santana]] (3-0) || '''[[Jarrod Washburn|Washburn]]''' (1-2) || [[Scot Shields|Shields]] (1) || 43,959 || 9-10
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 20 || April 20 || @ [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Angels]] || 4 – 2 || '''[[Miguel Batista|Batista]]''' (2-2) || [[Dustin Moseley|Moseley]] (1-2) || '''[[Ryan Rowland-Smith|Rowland-Smith]]''' (2) || 43,631 || 10-10
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 21 || April 22 || [[Baltimore Orioles|Orioles]] || 4 – 2 || '''[[Arthur Rhodes|Rhodes]]''' (1-0) || [[Jeremy Guthrie|Guthrie]] (0-2) || '''[[J. J. Putz|Putz]]''' (2) || 17,780 || 11-10
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 22 || April 23 || [[Baltimore Orioles|Orioles]] || 3 – 2 || [[Daniel Cabrera|Cabrera]] (2-0) || '''[[Ryan Rowland-Smith|Rowland-Smith]]''' (0-1) || [[George Sherrill|Sherrill]] (7) || 16,823 || 11-11
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 23 || April 24 || [[Baltimore Orioles|Orioles]] || 8 – 7 || [[Chad Bradford|Bradford]] (2-1) || '''[[Sean Green (baseball)|Green]]''' (1-1) || [[George Sherrill|Sherrill]] (8) || 16,727 || 11-12
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 24 || April 25 || [[Oakland Athletics|Athletics]] || 4 – 3 || [[Dana Eveland|Eveland]] (3-1) || '''[[Miguel Batista|Batista]]''' (2-3) || [[Huston Street|Street]] (7) || 40,845 || 11-13
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 25 || April 26 || [[Oakland Athletics|Athletics]] || 5 – 3 || '''[[Érik Bédard|Bédard]]''' (2-0) || [[Justin Duchscherer|Duchscherer]] (1-1) || || 37,563 || 12-13
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 26 || April 27 || [[Oakland Athletics|Athletics]] || 4 – 2 || [[Joe Blanton|Blanton]] (2-4) || '''[[Félix Hernández|Hernández]]''' (2-1) || [[Huston Street|Street]] (8) || 32,612 || 12-14
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 27 || April 29 || @ [[Cleveland Indians|Indians]] || 7 – 2 || '''[[Mark Lowe|Lowe]]''' (1-1) || [[Rafael Betancourt|Betancourt]] (1-1) || || 13,827 || 13-14
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 28 || April 30 || @ [[Cleveland Indians|Indians]] || 8 – 3 || [[Cliff Lee|Lee]] (5-0)  || '''[[Jarrod Washburn|Washburn]]''' (1-4) || || 15,279 || 13-15
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#9EBD69; |title=May| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 29 || May 1 || @ [[Cleveland Indians|Indians]] || 3 – 2 <small>(11)</small>|| [[Masahide Kobayashi|Kobayashi]] (2-0) || '''[[Sean Green (baseball)|Green]]''' (1-2) || || 15,722 || 13-16
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 30 || May 2 || @ [[New York Yankees|Yankees]] || 5 – 1 || [[Chien-Ming Wang|Wang]] (6-0) || '''[[Eric Bedard|Bedard]]''' (2-1) || || 52,199 || 13-17
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 31 || May 3 || @ [[New York Yankees|Yankees]] || 6 – 1 || [[Mike Mussina|Mussina]] (4-3) || '''[[Félix Hernández|Hernández]]''' (2-2) ||  || 52,180 || 13-18
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 32 || May 4 || @ [[New York Yankees|Yankees]] || 8 – 2 || [[Darrell Rasner|Rasner]] (1-0) || '''[[Carlos Silva (baseball)|Silva]]''' (3-1) || || 53,542 || 13-19
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 33 || May 5 || [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Rangers]] || 7 – 3 || '''[[Jarrod Washburn|Washburn]]''' (2-4) || [[Kevin Millwood|Millwood]] (2-3) || || 16,637 || 14-19
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 34 || May 6 || [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Rangers]] || 10 – 1 || [[Sidney Ponson|Ponson]] (2-0) || '''[[Miguel Batista|Batista]]''' (2-4) || || 15,818 || 14-20
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 35 || May 7 || [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Rangers]] || 2 – 0 || [[Vicente Padilla|Padilla]] (5-2) || '''[[Eric Bedard|Bedard]]''' (2-2) || [[C. J. Wilson|Wilson]] (8) || 17,173 || 14-21
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 36 || May 8 || [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Rangers]] || 5 – 0 || [[Franklyn Germán|Germán]] (1-0) || '''[[Félix Hernández|Hernández]]''' (2-3) || || 22,922 || 14-22
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 37 || May 9 || [[Chicago White Sox|White Sox]] || 4 – 2 || [[José Contreras|Contreras]] (3-3) || '''[[Carlos Silva (baseball)|Silva]]''' (3-2) || [[Bobby Jenks|Jenks]] (7) || 27,169 || 14-23
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 38 || May 10 || [[Chicago White Sox|White Sox]] || 8 – 4 || [[Javier Vázquez (baseball)|Vázquez]] (4-3) || '''[[Jarrod Washburn|Washburn]]''' (2-5) || || 33,078 || 14-24
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 39 || May 11 || [[Chicago White Sox|White Sox]] || 6 – 3 ||'''[[Miguel Batista|Batista]]''' (3-4) || [[Gavin Floyd|Floyd]] (3-2)|| '''[[J. J. Putz|Putz]]''' (3) || 30,346 || 15-24
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 40 || May 12 || @ [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Rangers]] || 13 – 12 <small>(10)</small> || [[Doug Mathis|Mathis]] (1-0) || '''[[Brandon Morrow|Morrow]]''' (0-1) || || 18,509 || 15-25
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 41 || May 13 || @ [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Rangers]] || 5 – 2 || [[Josh Rupe|Rupe]] (2-1) || '''[[Félix Hernández|Hernández]]''' (2-4) || [[Eddie Guardado|Guardado]] (1) || 15,766 || 15-26
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 42 || May 14 || @ [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Rangers]] || 4 – 3 <small>(12)</small> || '''[[J. J. Putz|Putz]]''' (1-1) || [[Franklyn Germán|German]] (1-2) || '''[[Jarrod Washburn|Washburn]]''' (1) || 22,934 || 16-26
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 43 || May 16 || [[San Diego Padres|Padres]] || 6 – 4 || [[Chris Young (pitcher)|Young]] (4-3) || '''[[Miguel Batista|Batista]]''' (3-5) || [[Trevor Hoffman|Hoffman]] (8) || 35,586 || 16-27
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 44 || May 17 || [[San Diego Padres|Padres]] || 4 – 2 || '''[[Eric Bedard|Bédard]]''' (3-2) || [[Randy Wolf|Wolf]] (2-4) || '''[[J. J. Putz|Putz]]''' (4) || 32,290 || 17-27
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 45 || May 18 || [[San Diego Padres|Padres]] || 3 – 2 || '''[[Arthur Rhodes|Rhodes]]''' (2-0) || [[Heath Bell|Bell]] (0-3) || '''[[J. J. Putz|Putz]]''' (5) || 35,483 || 18-27
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 46 || May 20 || @ [[Detroit Tigers|Tigers]] || 12 – 8 || [[Justin Verlander|Verlander]] (2-7) || '''[[Carlos Silva (baseball)|Silva]]''' (3-3) || [[Todd Jones|Jones]] (7) || 39,463 || 18-28
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 47 || May 21 || @ [[Detroit Tigers|Tigers]] || 9 – 4 || [[Kenny Rogers (baseball)|Rogers]] (4-4) || '''[[Jarrod Washburn|Washburn]]''' (2-6) || || 36,495 || 18-29
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 48 || May 22 || @ [[Detroit Tigers|Tigers]] || 9 – 2 || [[Jeremy Bonderman|Bonderman]] (3-4) || '''[[Miguel Batista|Batista]]''' (3-6) || [[Freddy Dolsi|Dolsi]] (1)|| 40,166 || 18-30
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 49 || May 23 || @ [[New York Yankees|Yankees]] || 13 – 2 || [[Andy Pettitte|Pettitte]] (4-5)|| '''[[Érik Bédard|Bédard]]''' (3-3) || || 52,005 || 18-31
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 50 || May 24 || @ [[New York Yankees|Yankees]] || 12 – 6 || [[Mike Mussina|Mussina]] (7-4) || '''[[Carlos Silva (baseball)|Silva]]''' (3-4) || || 53,512 || 18-32
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 51 || May 25 || @ [[New York Yankees|Yankees]] || 6 – 5 || [[Edwar Ramírez|Ramírez]] (1-0) || '''[[J. J. Putz|Putz]]''' (1-2)|| [[Mariano Rivera|Rivera]] (12) || 54,269 || 18-33
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" 
| 52 || May 26 || [[Boston Red Sox|Red Sox]] || 5 – 3 || [[Bartolo Colón|Colón]] (2-0) || '''[[Félix Hernández|Hernández]]''' (2-5) || || 35,818 || 18-34
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 53 || May 27 || [[Boston Red Sox|Red Sox]] || 4 – 3 || '''[[J. J. Putz|Putz]]''' (2-3) || [[Mike Timlin|Timlin]] (2-3) || || 30,758 || 19-34
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 54 || May 28 || [[Boston Red Sox|Red Sox]] || 1 – 0 || '''[[Érik Bédard|Bédard]]''' (4-3) || [[Tim Wakefield|Wakefield]] (3-4) || '''[[J. J. Putz|Putz]]''' (6) || 30,752 || 20-34
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"  
| 55 || May 30 || [[Detroit Tigers|Tigers]] || 7 – 4 || [[Nate Robertson|Robertson]] (3-5) || '''[[Carlos Silva (baseball)|Silva]]''' (3-5) || [[Todd Jones|Jones]] (8) || 34,019 || 20-35
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 56 || May 31 || [[Detroit Tigers|Tigers]] || 5 – 0 || '''[[Félix Hernández|Hernández]]''' (3-5) || [[Justin Verlander|Verlander]]  (2=8) || || 33,441 || 21-35
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#9EBD69; |title=June| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" 
| 57 || June 1 || [[Detroit Tigers|Tigers]] || 7 – 5 || [[Zach Miner|Miner]] (2-3) || '''[[J. J. Putz|Putz]]''' (2-3) || || 38,610 || 21-36
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 58 || June 2 || [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Angels]] || 4 – 2 ||[[Ervin Santana|Santana]] (8-2) ||'''[[Jarrod Washburn|Washburn]]''' (2-7) || [[Francisco Rodríguez (Venezuelan pitcher)|Rodríguez]] (22) || 22,110  || 21-37
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 59 || June 3 || [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Angels]] || 5 – 4 ||[[Joe Saunders|Saunders]] (9-2) ||'''[[Érik Bédard|Bédard]]''' (4-4) || [[Francisco Rodríguez (Venezuelan pitcher)|Rodríguez]] (23) || 23,534 ||21-38
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 60 || June 4 || [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Angels]] || 5 – 4 ||[[Jered Weaver|Weaver]] (5-6) ||'''[[Carlos Silva (baseball)|Silva]]''' (3-6) || [[Francisco Rodríguez (Venezuelan pitcher)|Rodríguez]] (24) || 32,774 ||21-39
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 61 || June 6 || @ [[Boston Red Sox|Red Sox]] || 8 – 0 ||'''[[Félix Hernández|Hernández]]''' (4-5) ||[[Bartolo Colón|Colón]] (3-1) || || 37,757 ||22-39
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 62 || June 7 || @ [[Boston Red Sox|Red Sox]] || 11 – 3 ||[[Tim Wakefield|Wakefield]] (4-4) ||'''[[Miguel Batista|Batista]]''' (3-7) || || 37,443 ||22-40
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 63 || June 8 || @ [[Boston Red Sox|Red Sox]] || 2 – 1 ||[[Justin Masterson|Masterson]] (3-0) ||'''[[Sean Green (baseball)|Green]]''' (1-2) || [[Jonathan Papelbon|Papelbon]] (18) || 37,198 ||22-41
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 64 || June 9 || @ [[Toronto Blue Jays|Blue Jays]] || 3 – 2 <small>(10)</small>||'''[[R. A. Dickey|Dickey]]''' (1-1) ||[[Jason Frasor|Frasor]] (1-1) || '''[[J. J. Putz|Putz]]''' (7) || 20,073 ||23-41
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 65 || June 10 || @ [[Toronto Blue Jays|Blue Jays]] || 3 – 1  ||[[Dustin McGowan|McGowan]] (5-4) ||'''[[Carlos Silva (baseball)|Silva]]''' (3-7) || || 36,170 ||23-42
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 66 || June 11 || @ [[Toronto Blue Jays|Blue Jays]] || 2 – 1 ||'''[[Félix Hernández|Hernández]]''' (5-5) ||[[B. J. Ryan|Ryan]] (1-3) || '''[[Brandon Morrow|Morrow]]''' (1) || 35,702 ||24-42
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 67 || June 13 || [[Washington Nationals|Nationals]] ||7 – 6 ||[[Shawn Hill|Hill]] (1-3) || '''[[R. A. Dickey|Dickey]]''' (1-2)|| [[jon Rauch|Rauch]] (14) || 35,941 ||24-43
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" 
| 68 || June 14 || [[Washington Nationals|Nationals]] ||5 – 2 ||[[tyler Clippard|Clippard]] (1-1) ||'''[[miguel Batista|Batista]]''' (3-8) || [[jon Rauch|Rauch]] (15) || 32,145 ||24-44
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" 
| 69 || June 15 || [[Washington Nationals|Nationals]] ||6 – 2 ||[[Jesús Colomé|Colomé]] (2-1) ||'''[[Mark Lowe|Lowe]]''' (1-3)|| || 38,548 ||24-45
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 70 || June 16 || [[Florida Marlins|Marlins]] ||6 – 1 ||[[Andrew Miller (baseball)|Miller]] (5-5) ||'''[[Carlos Silva (baseball)|Silva]]''' (3-8) || || 21,609 ||24-46
|- align="center"  bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 71 || June 17 || [[Florida Marlins|Marlins]] ||5 – 4 ||'''[[Félix Hernández|Hernández]]''' (6-5) ||[[Scott Olsen|Olsen]] (4-4) || '''[[Brandon Morrow|Morrow]]''' (2) || 20,214 ||25-46
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 72 || June 18 || [[Florida Marlins|Marlins]] ||8 – 3 ||[[Ryan Tucker (baseball)|Tucker]] (2-1) || '''[[R. A. Dickey|Dickey]]''' (1-3) || || 24,163 ||25-47
|- align="center"  bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 73 || June 20 || @ [[Atlanta Braves|Braves]] || 10 – 2 || '''[[Ryan Rowland-Smith|Rowland-Smith]]''' (1-1) || [[Jorge campillo|Campillo]] (2-2) || || 40,268 ||26-47
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 74 || June 21 || @ [[Atlanta Braves|Braves]] || 5 – 4 || [[Blaine Boyer|Boyer]] (2-5) || '''[[Miguel Batista|Batista]]''' (3-9) || || 47,158 ||26-48
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 75 || June 22 || @ [[Atlanta Braves|Braves]] ||8 – 3 ||[[Tim Hudson|Hudson]] (8-5) || '''[[Carlos Silva (baseball)|Silva]]''' (3-9) || || 30,965 ||26-49
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 76 || June 23 || @ [[New York Mets|Mets]] || 5 – 2  ||'''[[Ryan Rowland-Smith|Rowland-Smith]]''' (2-1) || [[Johan Santana|Santana]] (7-6) ||'''[[Arthur Rhodes|Rhodes]]''' (1) || 49,789 ||27-49
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" 
| 77 || June 24 || @ [[New York Mets|Mets]] || 11 – 0 || '''[[R. A. Dickey|Dickey]]''' (2-3) || [[Óliver Pérez|Pérez]] (5-5) || || 49,386 || 28-49
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 78 || June 25 || @ [[New York Mets|Mets]] || 8 – 2 || [[John Maine|Maine]] (8-5) || '''[[Miguel Batista|Batista]]''' (3-10) || || 52,154 || 28-50
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 79 || June 27 || @ [[San Diego Padres|Padres]] || 5 – 2 || '''[[Jarrod Washburn|Washburn]]''' (3-7) || [[Randy Wolf|Wolf]] (5-7) || '''[[Brandon Morrow|Morrow]]''' (3) || 28,640 || 29-50
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 80 || June 28 || @ [[San Diego Padres|Padres]] || 4 – 2 || '''[[Carlos Silva (baseball)|Silva]]''' (4-9) ||[[Cha Seung Baek|Baek]] (1–4) || '''[[Brandon Morrow|Morrow]]''' (4) || 36,396 || 30-50
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 81 || June 29 || @ [[San Diego Padres|Padres]] || 9 – 2 || '''[[Érik Bédard|Bédard]]''' (5-4) || [[Jake Peavy|Peavy]] (5-5) || || 29,966 || 31-50
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 82 || June 30 || [[Toronto Blue Jays|Blue Jays]] || 2 – 0 || [[Roy Halladay|Halladay]] (9-6) || '''[[R. A. Dickey|Dickey]]''' (2-4) || || 30,179 || 31-51
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#9EBD69; |title=July| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 83 || July 1 || [[Toronto Blue Jays|Blue Jays]] || 7 – 6 || '''[[Brandon Morrow|Morrow]]''' (1-1) || [[Scott Downs|Downs]] (0-2) || || 24,586 || 32-51
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 84 || July 2 || [[Toronto Blue Jays|Blue Jays]] || 4 – 2 || '''[[Jarrod Washburn|Washburn]]''' (4-7) || [[Dustin McGowan|McGowan]] (6-7) || '''[[Brandon Morrow|Morrow]]''' (5) || 23,283 || 33-51
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 85 || July 3 || [[Detroit Tigers|Tigers]] || 8 – 4 || [[Justin Verlander|Verlander]] (5–9) || '''[[Carlos Silva (baseball)|Silva]]''' (4–10) || [[Fernando Rodney|Rodney]] (1) || 22,523 || 33-52
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 86 || July 4 || [[Detroit Tigers|Tigers]] || 4 – 1 || '''[[Érik Bédard|Bédard]]''' (6-4) || [[Kenny Rogers (baseball)|Rogers]] (6–6) || '''[[Brandon Morrow|Morrow]]''' (6) || 30,564 || 34-52
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 87 || July 5 || [[Detroit Tigers|Tigers]] || 3 – 2 || '''[[Miguel Batista|Batista]]''' (4-10) || [[Fernando Rodney|Rodney]] (0-2) || '''[[Brandon Morrow|Morrow]]''' (7) || 30,373 || 35-52
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 88 || July 6 || [[Detroit Tigers|Tigers]] || 2 – 1 <small>(15)</small>|| [[Aquilino López|López]] (3–1) || '''[[Jamie Burke|Burke]]''' (0-1) || [[Todd Jones|Jones]] (16) || 29,083 || 35-53
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 89 || July 7 || @ [[Oakland Athletics|Athletics]] || 4 – 3 || [[Dana Eveland|Eveland]] (7-5) || '''[[Jarrod Washburn|Washburn]]''' (4-8) || [[Huston Street|Street]] (17) || 11,129 || 35-54
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 90 || July 8 || @ [[Oakland Athletics|Athletics]] || 2 – 0 || [[Justin Duchscherer|Duchscherer]] (10-5) || '''[[Carlos Silva (baseball)|Silva]]''' (4-11) || || 12,543 || 35-55
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 91 || July 9 || @ [[Oakland Athletics|Athletics]] || 6 – 4 || '''[[Roy Corcoran|Corcoran]]''' (1-0) || [[Joe Blanton|Blanton]] (5-12) || '''[[Brandon Morrow|Morrow]]''' (8) || 21,128 || 36-55
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 92 || July 10 || @ [[Oakland Athletics|Athletics]] || 3 – 2 <small>(11)</small> || [[Huston Street|Street]] (2-2) || '''[[César Jiménez (baseball)|Jiménez]]''' (0-1) || || 15,187 || 36-56
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 93 || July 11 || @ [[Kansas City Royals|Royals]] || 3 – 1 || [[Luke Hochevar|Hochevar]] (6-7) || '''[[Félix Hernández|Hernández]]''' (6-6) || [[Joakim Soria|Soria]] (25) || 25,345 || 36-57
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 94 || July 12 || @ [[Kansas City Royals|Royals]] || 5 – 4 || [[Horacio Ramírez|Ramírez]] (1-0) || '''[[Brandon Morrow|Morrow]]''' (1-2) || || 23,792 || 36-58
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 95 || July 13 || @ [[Kansas City Royals|Royals]] || 4 – 3 || '''[[Sean Green (baseball)|Green]]''' (2-2) || [[Joakim Soria|Soria]] (1-2) || '''[[Brandon Morrow|Morrow]]''' (9) || 21,421 || 37-58
|- align="center"  bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 96 || July 18 || [[Cleveland Indians|Indians]] || 8 – 2 || '''[[Félix Hernández|Hernández]]''' (7-6) || [[Aaron Laffey|Laffey]] (5-6) ||  || 42,570 || 38-58
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 97 || July 19 || [[Cleveland Indians|Indians]] || 9 – 6 || [[Jeremy Sowers|Sowers]] (1-5) || '''[[Miguel Batista|Batista]]''' (4-11) || || 37,869 || 38-59
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 98 || July 20 || [[Cleveland Indians|Indians]] || 6 – 2 || [[Cliff Lee|Lee]] (13-2) || '''[[Carlos Silva (baseball)|Silva]]''' (4–12) || || 32,230 || 38-60
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" 
| 99 || July 21 || [[Boston Red Sox|Red Sox]] || 4 – 0 || [[Jon Lester|Lester]] (8-3) || '''[[Jarrod Washburn|Washburn]]''' (4-9) || [[Jonathan Papelbon|Papelbon]] (29) || 37,861 || 38-61
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 100 || July 22 || [[Boston Red Sox|Red Sox]] || 4 – 2 || [[Daisuke Matsuzaka|Matsuzaka]] (11-1) || '''[[R. A. Dickey|Dickey]]''' (2-5) || [[Jonathan Papelbon|Papelbon]] (30) || 38,425 || 38-62
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 101 || July 23 || [[Boston Red Sox|Red Sox]] || 6 – 3 || [[Jonathan Papelbon|Papelbon]] (4-3) || '''[[Sean Green (baseball)|Green]]''' (2-3) || [[Craig Hansen|Hansen]] (2) || 43,231 || 38-63
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 102 || July 25 || @ [[Toronto Blue Jays|Blue Jays]] || 5 – 4 <small>(10)</small> || [[Jesse Carlson|Carlson]] (3-1) || '''[[Mark Lowe|Lowe]]''' (1-4) || || 28,463 || 38-64
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 103 || July 26 || @ [[Toronto Blue Jays|Blue Jays]] || 8 – 3 || [[David Purcey|Purcey]] (1-1) || '''[[R. A. Dickey|Dickey]]''' (2-6) || || 33,041 || 38-65
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 104 || July 27 || @ [[Toronto Blue Jays|Blue Jays]] || 5 – 1 || '''[[Jarrod Washburn|Washburn]]''' (5-9) || [[Shaun Marcum|Marcum]] (5-5) || || 33,367 || 39-65
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 105 || July 28 || @ [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Rangers]] || 7 – 5 || '''[[Sean Green (baseball)|Green]]''' (3-3) || [[Frank Francisco|Francisco]] (2-3) || '''[[Brandon Morrow|Morrow]]''' (10) || 21,742 || 40-65
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 106 || July 29 || @ [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Rangers]] || 11 – 10 || [[C. J. Wilson|Wilson]] (1-2) || '''[[J. J. Putz|Putz]]''' (2-4) || || 17,618 || 40-66
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 107 || July 30 || @ [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Rangers]] || 4 – 3 || [[Eddie Guardado|Guardado]] (2-2) || '''[[Arthur Rhodes|Rhodes]]''' (2-1) || [[C. J. Wilson|Wilson]] (24) || 23,894 || 40-67
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 108 || July 31 || @ [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Rangers]] || 8 – 5 || '''[[R. A. Dickey|Dickey]]''' (3-6) || [[Matt Harrison (baseball)|Harrison]] (2-2) ||  || 17,839 || 41-67
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#9EBD69; |title=August| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 109 || August 1 || [[Baltimore Orioles|Orioles]] || 10 – 5 || [[Garrett Olson|Olson]] (8-5) || '''[[Jarrod Washburn|Washburn]]''' (5-10) || || 28,114 || 41-68
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 110 || August 2 || [[Baltimore Orioles|Orioles]] || 3 – 1 || [[Jeremy Guthrie|Guthrie]] (8-8) || '''[[Félix Hernández|Hernández]]''' (7-7) || || 30,502 || 41-69
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 111 || August 3 || [[Baltimore Orioles|Orioles]] || 8 – 4 || '''[[J. J. Putz|Putz]]''' (3-4) || [[Daniel Cabrera|Cabrera]] (7-7) || || 33,334 || 42-69
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 112 || August 4 || [[Minnesota Twins|Twins]] || 11 – 6 || '''[[Roy Corcoran|Corcoran]]''' (2-0) || [[Brian Bass|Bass]] (3-4) || || 27,758 || 43-69
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 113 || August 5 || [[Minnesota Twins|Twins]] || 8 – 7 || '''[[J. J. Putz]]''' (4-4) || [[Matt Guerrier|Guerrier]] (6-5) || || 26,083 || 44-69
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 114 || August 6 || [[Minnesota Twins|Twins]] || 7 – 3 || [[Nick Blackburn|Blackburn]] (9-6) || '''[[Jarrod Washburn|Washburn]]''' (5-11) || || 30,441 || 44-70
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 115 || August 7 || [[Tampa Bay Rays|Rays]] || 2 – 1 || '''[[J. J. Putz|Putz]]''' (5-4) || [[Dan Wheeler|Wheeler]] (2-5) || || 25,423 || 45-70
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 116 || August 8 || [[Tampa Bay Rays|Rays]] || 5 – 3 || [[James Shields (baseball)|Shields]] (10-7) || '''[[Carlos Silva (baseball)|Silva]]''' (4-13) || [[Troy Percival|Percival]] (25) || 30,220 || 45-71
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 117 || August 9 || [[Tampa Bay Rays|Rays]] || 8 – 7 <small>(11)</small> || [[Chad Bradford|Bradford]] (4-3) || '''[[Miguel Batista|Batista]]''' (4-12) || [[Troy Percival|Percival]] (26) || 27,905 || 45-72
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 118 || August 10 || [[Tampa Bay Rays|Rays]] || 11 – 3 || [[Edwin Jackson (baseball)|Jackson]] (9-7) || '''[[R. A. Dickey|Dickey]]''' (3-7) || || 30,336 || 45-73
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 119 || August 12 || @ [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Angels]] || 7-3 || [[Jon Garland|Garland]] (11-7) || '''[[Jarrod Washburn|Washburn]]''' (5-12) || [[Francisco Rodríguez (Venezuelan pitcher)|Rodríguez]] (46) || 42,086 || 45-74
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 120 || August 13 || @ [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Angels]] || 10 – 7 <small>(12)</small> || '''[[Roy Corcoran|Corcoran]]''' (3-0) || [[Justin Speier|Speier]] (1-5) || || 42,754 || 46-74
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 121 || August 15 || @ [[Minnesota Twins|Twins]] || 9-3 || [[Francisco Liriano|Liriano]] (3-3) || '''[[Carlos Silva (baseball)|Silva]]''' (4-14) || || 32,208 || 46-75
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 122 || August 16 || @ [[Minnesota Twins|Twins]] || 7-6 || [[Dennys Reyes|Reyes]] (3-0) || '''[[César Jiménez (baseball)|Jimenez]]''' (0-3) || || 36,316 || 46-76
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 123 || August 17 || @ [[Minnesota Twins|Twins]] || 11-8 || [[Glen Perkins|Perkins]] (10-3) || '''[[Ryan Feierabend|Feierabend]]''' (0-1) || [[Joe Nathan|Nathan]] (33) || 35,478 || 46-77
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 124 || August 18 || @ [[Chicago White Sox|White Sox]] || 13-5 || [[Mark Buehrle|Buehrle]] (11-10) || '''[[Jarrod Washburn|Washburn]]''' (5-13) || || 39,002 || 46-78
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 125 || August 19 || @ [[Chicago White Sox|White Sox]] || 5-0 || [[Clayton Richard|Richard]] (1-2) || '''[[Félix Hernández|Hernández]]''' (7-8) || || 26,414 || 46-79
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 126 || August 20 || @ [[Chicago White Sox|White Sox]] || 15-3 || [[Gavin Floyd|Floyd]] (13-6) || '''[[R. A. Dickey|Dickey]]''' (3-8) || || 27,000 || 46-80
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 127 || August 21 || [[Oakland Athletics|Athletics]] || 2-0 || [[Greg Smith (pitcher)|Smith]] (6-12) || '''[[Ryan Rowland-Smith|Rowland-Smith]]''' (2-2) || [[Brad Ziegler|Ziegler]] (4) || 25,611 || 46-81
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 128 || August 22 || [[Oakland Athletics|Athletics]] || 7-5 || '''[[Roy Corcoran|Corcoran]]''' (4-0) || [[Jerry Blevins|Blevins]] (1-3) || [[J. J. Putz|Putz]] (8) || 26,603 || 47-81
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 129 || August 23 || [[Oakland Athletics|Athletics]] || 5 – 1 || [[Dana Eveland|Eveland]] (8-8) || '''[[Jarrod Washburn|Washburn]]''' (5-14) || || 34,145 || 47-82
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 130 || August 24 || [[Oakland Athletics|Athletics]] || 8 – 4 || '''[[Félix Hernández|Hernández]]''' (8-8) || [[Dan Meyer (pitcher)|Meyer]] (0-2) || [[J. J. Putz|Putz]] (9) || 28,731 || 48-82
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 131 || August 25 || [[Minnesota Twins|Twins]] || 4 – 2 <small>(11)</small> || '''[[R. A. Dickey|Dickey]]''' (4-8) || [[Jesse Crain|Crain]] (5-4) || || 23,277 || 49-82
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 132 || August 26 || [[Minnesota Twins|Twins]] || 3 – 2 || '''[[Ryan Rowland-Smith|Rowland-Smith]]''' (3-2) || [[Scott Baker (right-handed pitcher)|Baker]] (7-4) || [[Roy Corcoran|Corcoran]] (1) || 26,292 || 50-82
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 133 || August 27 || [[Minnesota Twins|Twins]] || 6 – 5 || [[Glen Perkins|Perkins]] (12-3) || '''[[Sean Green (baseball)|Green]]''' (3-4) || [[Joe Nathan|Nathan]] (36) || 23,581 || 50-83
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 134 || August 29 || @ [[Cleveland Indians|Indians]] || 3 – 2 || '''[[Félix Hernández|Hernández]]''' (9-8) || [[Jeremy Sowers|Sowers]] (2-7) || [[J. J. Putz|Putz]] (10) || 26,047 || 51-83
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 135 || August 30 || @ [[Cleveland Indians|Indians]] || 4 – 3 <small>(10)</small> || '''[[J. J. Putz|Putz]]''' (6-4) || [[Jensen Lewis|Lewis]] (0-4) || [[Randy Messenger|Messenger]] (1) || 33,387 || 52-83
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 136 || August 31 || @ [[Cleveland Indians|Indians]] || 6 – 4 || '''[[Ryan Rowland-Smith|Rowland-Smith]]''' (4-2) || [[Zach Jackson (pitcher, born 1983)|Jackson]] (0-1) || [[Roy Corcoran|Corcoran]] (2) || 35,376 || 53-83
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#9EBD69; |title=September| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 137 || September 1 || @ [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Rangers]] || 12 – 6 || '''[[Sean Green (baseball)|Green]]''' (4-4) || [[Luis Mendoza (baseball)|Mendoza]] (3-7) || || 16,171 || 54-83
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 138 || September 2 || @ [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Rangers]] || 6 – 4 || [[Brandon McCarthy|McCarthy]] (1-0) || '''[[Ryan Feierabend|Feierabend]]''' (0-2) || [[Frank Francisco|Francisco]] (3) || 14,521 || 54-84
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 139 || September 3 || @ [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Rangers]] || 1 – 0 || [[Dustin Nippert|Nippert]] (2-4) || '''[[Félix Hernández|Hernández]]''' (9-9) || [[Frank Francisco|Francisco]] (4) || 12,882 || 54-85
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 140 || September 5 || [[New York Yankees|Yankees]] || 3 – 1 || '''[[Brandon Morrow|Morrow]]''' (2-2) || [[Andy Pettitte|Pettitte]] (13-12) || [[J. J. Putz|Putz]] (11) || 39,518 || 55-85
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 141 || September 6 || [[New York Yankees|Yankees]] || 7 – 4 || [[Sidney Ponson|Ponson]] (8-5) || '''[[Sean Green (baseball)|Green]]''' (4-5) || [[Mariano Rivera|Rivera]] (33) || 44,473 || 55-86
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 142 || September 7 || [[New York Yankees|Yankees]] || 5 – 2 || '''[[Ryan Feierabend|Feierabend]]''' (1-2) || [[Mike Mussina|Mussina]] (17-8) || [[J. J. Putz|Putz]] (12) || 42,677 || 56-86
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 143 || September 9 || [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Rangers]] || 7 – 3 || [[Vicente Padilla|Padilla]] (13-7) || '''[[Félix Hernández|Hernández]]''' (9-10) || [[Warner Madrigal|Madrigal]] (1) || 22,704 || 56-87
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 144 || September 10 || [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Rangers]] || 8-7 || '''[[Roy Corcoran|Corcoran]]''' (5-0) || [[Kevin Millwood|Millwood]] (9-9) || [[J. J. Putz|Putz]] (13) || 23,644 || 57-87
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 145 || September 11 || @ [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Angels]] || 7 – 4 || [[Jered Weaver|Weaver]] (11-10) || '''[[Brandon Morrow|Morrow]]''' (2-3) || [[Francisco Rodríguez (Venezuelan pitcher)|Rodríguez]] (57) || 38,205 || 57-88
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 146 || September 12 || @ [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Angels]] || 5 – 3 || [[José Arredondo|Arredondo]] (8-2) || '''[[Miguel Batista|Batista]]''' (4-13) || || 43,743 || 57-89
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 147 || September 13 || @ [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Angels]] || 5 – 2 || [[Jon Garland|Garland]] (14-8) || '''[[Ryan Feierabend|Feierabend]]''' (1-3) || [[Francisco Rodríguez (Venezuelan pitcher)|Rodríguez]] (58) || 43,757 || 57-90
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 148 || September 14 || @ [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Angels]] || 4 – 3 || [[José Arredondo|Arredondo]] (9-2) || '''[[Roy Corcoran|Corcoran]]''' (5-1) || || 41,528 || 57-91
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 149 || September 15 || @ [[Kansas City Royals|Royals]] || 3 – 0 || [[Kyle Davies (baseball)|Davies]] (7-7) || '''[[Carlos Silva (baseball)|Silva]]''' (4-15)  || [[Joakim Soria|Soria]] (38) || 10,307 || 57-92
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 150 || September 16 || @ [[Kansas City Royals|Royals]] || 6 – 3 || [[Brandon Duckworth|Duckworth]] (3-1) || '''[[Brandon Morrow|Morrow]]''' (2-4) || [[Joakim Soria|Soria]] (39) || 19,135 || 57-93
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 151 || September 17 || @ [[Kansas City Royals|Royals]] || 5 – 2 || [[Gil Meche|Meche]] (12-11) || '''[[Roy Corcoran|Corcoran]]''' (5-2) || [[Joakim Soria|Soria]] (40) || 13,382 || 57-94
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 152 || September 18 || @ [[Kansas City Royals|Royals]] || 12 – 0 || [[Zack Greinke|Greinke]] (12-10) || '''[[Ryan Feierabend|Feierabend]]''' (1-4) || || 14,144 || 57-95
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 153 || September 19 || @ [[Oakland Athletics|Athletics]] || 2 – 0 || [[Dana Eveland|Eveland]] (9-8) || '''[[Félix Hernández|Hernández]]''' (9-11) || [[Brad Ziegler|Ziegler]] (10) || 30,149 || 57-96
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 154 || September 20 || @ [[Oakland Athletics|Athletics]] || 8 – 7 || [[Huston Street|Street]] (7-5) || '''[[Justin Thomas (baseball)|Thomas]]''' (0-1) || [[Brad Ziegler|Ziegler]] (11) || 18,756 || 57-97
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 155 || September 21 || @ [[Oakland Athletics|Athletics]] || 5 – 3 || [[Brad Ziegler|Ziegler]] (3-0) || '''[[Miguel Batista|Batista]]''' (4-14) || [[Joey Devine|Devine]] (1) || 18,707 || 57-98
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 156 || September 22 || [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Angels]] || 2 – 1 || [[Ervin Santana|Santana]] (16-6) || '''[[Ryan Rowland-Smith|Rowland-Smith]]''' (4-3) || [[Francisco Rodríguez (Venezuelan pitcher)|Rodríguez]] (61) || 19,717 || 57-99
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 157 || September 23 || [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Angels]] || 9 – 6 || '''[[Roy Corcoran|Corcoran]]''' (6-2) || [[Kevin Jepsen|Jepsen]] (0-1) || [[J. J. Putz|Putz]] (14) || 19,065 || 58-99
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 158 || September 24 || [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Angels]] || 6 – 5 || [[Darren Oliver|Oliver]] (7-1) || '''[[Mark Lowe|Lowe]]''' (1-5) || [[Francisco Rodríguez (Venezuelan pitcher)|Rodríguez]] (62) || 19,015 || 58-100
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| 159 || September 25 || [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Angels]] || 6 – 4 || [[José Arredondo|Arredondo]] (10-2) || '''[[J. J. Putz|Putz]]''' (6-5) || [[Scot Shields|Shields]] (4) || 16,939 || 58-101
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 160 || September 26 || [[Oakland Athletics|Athletics]] || 10 – 8 || '''[[Brandon Morrow|Morrow]]''' (3-4) || [[Sean Gallagher (baseball)|Gallagher]] (2-3) || [[Roy Corcoran|Corcoran]] (3) || 24,662 || 59-101
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 161 || September 27 || [[Oakland Athletics|Athletics]] || 7 – 3 || '''[[Ryan Rowland-Smith|Rowland-Smith]]''' (5-3) || [[Greg Smith (pitcher)|Smith]] (7-16) || [[Sean Green (baseball)|Green]] (1) || 24,440 || 60-101
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"
| 162 || September 28 || [[Oakland Athletics|Athletics]] ||4 – 3 ||'''[[R. A. Dickey]]''' (5-8) ||'''[[Outman]] (0-1)''' || [[J. J. Putz]] (15) || 25,000 (approx.) || 61-101
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log end}}

==Player stats==

===Batting===
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs Batted In''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg.
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI
|- align=center
|[[Greg Norton (baseball)|Greg Norton]]
|6
|16
|7
|.438
|0
|4
|- align=center
|[[Ichiro Suzuki]]
|162
|686
|213
|.310
|6
|42
|- align=center
|[[José López (first baseman)|José López]]
|159
|644
|191
|.297
|17
|89
|- align=center
|[[Raúl Ibañez]]
|162
|635
|186
|.293
|23
|110
|- align=center
|[[Yuniesky Betancourt]]
|153
|559
|156
|.279
|7
|51
|- align=center
|[[Willie Bloomquist]]
|71
|165
|46
|.279
|0
|9
|- align=center
|[[Jeremy Reed]]
|97
|286
|77
|.269
|2
|31
|- align=center
|[[Adrián Beltré]]
|143
|566
|148
|.266
|25
|77
|- align=center
|[[Jamie Burke]]
|48
|92
|24
|.261
|1
|8
|- align=center
|[[Bryan LaHair]]
|45
|146
|34
|.250
|3
|10
|- align=center
|[[Miguel Cairo]]
|108
|221
|55
|.249
|0
|23
|- align=center
|[[Luis Valbuena]]
|18
|49
|12
|.245
|0
|1
|- align=center
|[[José Vidro]]
|85
|308
|72
|.234
|7
|45
|- align=center
|[[Brad Wilkerson]]
|19
|56
|13
|.232
|0
|5
|- align=center
|[[Jeff Clement]]
|66
|203
|46
|.227
|5
|23
|- align=center
|[[Kenji Johjima]]
|112
|379
|86
|.227
|7
|39
|- align=center
|[[Tug Hulett]]
|30
|49
|11
|.224
|1
|2
|- align=center
|[[Michael Morse]]
|5
|9
|2
|.222
|0
|0
|- align=center
|[[Richie Sexson]]
|74
|252
|55
|.218
|11
|30
|- align=center
|[[Wladimir Balentien]]
|71
|243
|49
|.202
|7
|24
|- align=center
|[[Matt Tuiasosopo]]
|14
|44
|7
|.159
|0
|2
|- align=center
| [[Rob Johnson (baseball)|Rob Johnson]]
|14
|31
|4
|.129
|1
|2
|- align=center
|[[Charlton Jimerson]]
|2
|1
|0
|.000
|0
|0
|- align=center
|Pitcher Totals||162||23||4||.174||1||4
|- align=center
|'''Team Totals'''||'''162'''||'''5643'''||'''1498'''||'''.265'''||'''124'''||'''631'''
|}

===Pitching===

====Starting pitchers====
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
|- align=center
|[[Félix Hernández]]
|31
|200.2
|9
|11
|0
|3.45
|175
|- align=center 
|[[Carlos Silva (baseball)|Carlos Silva]]
|28
|153.1
|4
|15
|0
|6.46
|69
|- align=center
|[[Érik Bédard]]
|15
|81.0
|6
|4
|0
|3.67
|72
|- align=center
|[[Miguel Batista]]
|44 (20 starts, 4 holds)
|115.0
|4
|14
|1
|6.26
|73
|- align=center
|[[Jarrod Washburn]]
|28 (26 starts)
|153.2
|5
|14
|1
|4.69
|87
|- align=center
|[[Ryan Feierabend]]
|8
|39.2
|1
|4
|0
|7.71
|26
|}

====Relief pitchers====
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; SV = Saves; W = Wins; L = Losses; H = Holds; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
|- align=center
|[[J. J. Putz]]
|47
|46.1
|6
|5
|0
|15
|3.88
|56
|- align=center
|[[Sean Green (baseball)|Sean Green]]
|72
|79
|4
|5
|17
|1
|4.67
|62
|- align=center 
|[[Eric O'Flaherty]]
|7
|6.2
|0
|1
|2
|0
|20.25
|4
|- align=center
|[[Mark Lowe]]
|57
|63.2
|1
|5
|1
|1
|5.37
|55
|- align=center
|[[Roy Corcoran]]
|50
|72.2
|6
|2
|8
|3
|3.22
|39
|- align=center
|[[Cha Seung Baek]] 
|10 (1 start)
|30
|0
|1
|0
|0
|5.40
|15
|- align=center
|[[Ryan Rowland-Smith]]
|47 (12 starts)
|118.1
|5
|3
|1
|2
|3.42
|77
|- align=center
|[[R. A. Dickey]]
|32 (14 starts)
|112.1
|5
|8
|0
|0
|5.21
|58
|- align=center
|[[Arthur Rhodes]]
|36
|22
|2
|1
|13
|1
|2.86
|26
|- align=center
|[[Brandon Morrow]]
|45 (5 starts)
|64.2
|3
|4
|3
|10
|3.34
|75
|- align=center
|[[César Jiménez (baseball)|César Jiménez]] 
|31 (2 starts)
|34.1
|0
|2
|4
|0
|3.41
|26
|- align=center
|[[Jake Woods]]
|15
|19
|0
|0
|1
|0
|6.16
|9
|- align=center
|[[Randy Messenger]]
|13
|12.2
|0
|0
|2
|1
|3.55
|7
|- align=center
|[[Jared Wells]]
|6
|5.1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|10.13
|3
|- align=center
|[[Justin Thomas (baseball)|Justin Thomas]]
|8
|4
|0
|1
|1
|0
|6.75
|2
|- align=center
|[[Jamie Burke]]
|1
|1
|0
|1
|0
|0
|9.00
|0
|- align=center
|'''Team Pitching Totals'''||'''162'''||'''1435.1'''||'''61'''||'''101'''||'''57'''||'''36'''||'''4.73'''||'''1016'''
|}

==Farm system==
{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}

{{MLB Farm System|level14=[[Triple-A (baseball)|AAA]]|team14=[[Tacoma Rainiers]]|league14=[[Pacific Coast League]]|manager14=[[Daren Brown]]
|level15=[[Double-A (baseball)|AA]]|team15=[[West Tenn Diamond Jaxx]]|league15=[[Southern League (1964–2020)|Southern League]]|manager15=[[Scott Steinmann]]
|level16=[[Single-A (baseball)|A]]  |team16=[[High Desert Mavericks]]|league16=[[California League]]|manager16=[[Jim Horner]]
|level17=[[Single-A (baseball)|A]]  |team17=[[Wisconsin Timber Rattlers]]|league17=[[Midwest League]]|manager17=[[Terry Pollreisz]]
|level18=[[Class A-Short Season|A-Short Season]]|team18=[[Everett AquaSox]]|league18=[[Northwest League]]|manager18=[[José Moreno (baseball)|José Moreno]]
|level19=[[Rookie League|Rookie]]|team19=[[Pulaski Mariners]]|league19=[[Appalachian League]]|manager19=[[Rob Mummau]]
|level20=[[Rookie League|Rookie]]|team20=[[AZL Mariners]]|league20=[[Arizona League]]|manager20=[[Andy Bottin]]
}}

== Major League Baseball draft ==

{| class="toccolours" style="float: right; clear: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; width: 26em;"
|- style="text-align:center;" 
! colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background-color: LightSteelBlue;" | 2008 Seattle Mariners draft picks
|- 
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center" | 
|-
! style="background: #E0E7EF;" colspan="2" | Information
|-
| '''Owner''' || [[Nintendo of America]]
|-
| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''General Manager(s)''' || [[Bill Bavasi]]<br> [[Lee Pelekoudas]]<br> [[Jack Zduriencik]] 
|-
| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''Manager(s)''' || [[John McLaren (baseball)|John McLaren]]<br> [[Jim Riggleman]]
|-
| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''First pick''' || [[Josh Fields (pitcher)|Joshua Fields]] <small>(Rule 4)</small><br> [[Reegie Corona]] <small>(Rule 5)</small>
|-
| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''Draft positions''' || 20 <small>(Rule 4)</small><br> 2 <small>(Rule 5)</small>
|-
| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''Number of selections''' || 50 <small>(Rule 4)</small><br> 2 <small>(Rule 5)</small>
|-
| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''Players signed <small>(Rule 4)</small>''' || 36
|-
! style="background: #E0E7EF;" colspan="2" | Links
|-
| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''Results''' || [https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=SEA&year_ID=2008&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year Baseball-Reference]<br> [https://web.archive.org/web/20091211052800/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/draft/2008/26.shtml The Baseball Cube]
|-
| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''Official Site''' || [http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=sea The Official Site of the Seattle Mariners] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122082340/http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=sea |date=January 22, 2009 }}
|-
| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''Years''' || [[List of 2007 Seattle Mariners draft picks|2007]] • 2008 • [[List of 2009 Seattle Mariners draft picks|2009]]
|}
Below is a complete '''list of the Seattle Mariners draft picks''' from the two 2008 Major League Baseball drafts.<ref name="mlb"/><ref name="rule 5"/>

The [[Seattle Mariners]] took part in both the [[Major League Baseball]] [[Rule 4 draft]] and the [[Rule 5 draft]] in {{mlby|2008}}.<ref name="mlb"/><ref name="rule 5"/>

The [[2008 Major League Baseball draft]] was held on June 5 and June 6, 2008. He Mariners made the 20th selection in the draft, selecting [[Josh Fields (pitcher)|Joshua Fields]].<ref name="mlb"/> The Mariners selected a total of 50 players and signed 36 of those selected players.<ref name="mlb"/>

In the 2008 Rule 5 draft the Mariners selected two players, one in the Major League phase and one in the Triple-A phase. They also had three players selected by other teams, two in the Triple-A phase and one in the Double-A phase.<ref name="rule 5"/>

===June amateur draft===

===Key===
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
| Round (Pick)
| Indicates the round and pick the player was drafted
|-
| Position
| Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play
|-
| '''Bold'''
| Indicates the player signed with the Mariners before the deadline
|-
| ''Italics''
| Indicates the player did not sign with the Mariners before the deadline
|-
| '''''Bold italics'''''
| Indicates a player was signed after the deadline
|}

===Table===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Round (Pick)
!Name
!Position
!School
!Ref
|-
|1 (20)
|'''''[[Josh Fields (pitcher)|Joshua Fields]]'''''
|[[Right-handed]] [[pitcher]]
|[[University of Georgia]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-02-17 |title=Mariners sign closer Fields from Georgia |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/spring2009/news/story?id=3911972 |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2 (20)
|'''Dennis Raben'''
|[[Outfielder]]
|[[University of Miami]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20080703&content_id=3058556&vkey=pr_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea |title=Mariners sign second-round pick Dennis Raben |date=July 3, 2008 |work=Major League Baseball |publisher=mlb.mlb.com |access-date=2009-12-17}}</ref>
|-
|3 (98)
|'''''Aaron Pribanic'''''
|[[Right-handed]] [[pitcher]]
|[[University of Nebraska]]
|<ref name="mlb">{{cite web |url=http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/team/draft.jsp?c_id=sea&year=2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617082101/http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/team/draft.jsp?c_id=sea&year=2008 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 17, 2011 |title=Seattle Mariners 2008 Draft Results |work=Major League Baseball |publisher=seattle.mariners.mlb.com |access-date=2009-12-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=P&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=543662 |title=Aaron Pribanic Stats & Bio |work=Minor League Baseball |publisher=[[Minor League Baseball]] |access-date=2009-12-17 |archive-date=September 14, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914123306/http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=P&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=543662 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|4 (132)
|'''''Steven Hensley'''''
|[[Right-handed]] [[pitcher]]
|[[Elon University]]
|<ref name="mlb"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=P&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=475622 |title=Steven Hensley Stats & Bio |work=Minor League Baseball |publisher=[[Minor League Baseball]] |access-date=2009-12-17 |archive-date=June 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611234315/http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=P&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=475622 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|5 (162)
|'''Brett Lorin'''
|[[Right-handed]] [[pitcher]]
|[[Long Beach State University]]
|<ref name="signed">{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20080612&content_id=2901379&vkey=pr_sea&fext=.jsp |title=Mariners sign 23 players from 2008 Draft |date=June 12, 2008 |work=Major League Baseball |publisher=mlb.mlb.com |access-date=2009-12-17}}</ref>
|-
|6 (192)
|'''Jarrett Burgess'''
|[[Outfielder]]
|[[Florida Christian School]]
|<ref name="signed"/>
|-
|7 (222)
|'''Nate Tenbrink'''
|[[Third baseman]]
|[[Kansas State University]]
|<ref name="signed"/>
|-
|8 (252)
|'''[[Bobby LaFromboise]]'''
|[[Left-handed]] [[pitcher]]
|[[University of New Mexico]]
|<ref name="signed"/>
|-
|9 (282)
|''William Morrison''
|[[Right-handed]] [[pitcher]]
|[[Western Michigan University]]
|<ref name="mlb"/>
|-
|10 (312)
|''Nate Newman''
|[[Right-handed]] [[pitcher]]
|[[Pepperdine University]]
|<ref name="mlb"/>
|-
|11 (342)
|''Matt Jensen''
|[[Second basemen]]
|[[Clovis East High School]]
|<ref name="mlb"/>
|-
|12 (372)
|'''Kenn Kasparek'''
|[[Right-handed]] [[pitcher]]
|[[University of Texas]]
|<ref name="signed"/>
|-
|13 (402)
|'''Ryan Royster'''
|[[Outfielder]]
|[[University of California, Davis]]
|<ref name="signed"/>
|-
|14 (432)
|'''''Luke Burnett'''''
|[[Right-handed]] [[pitcher]]
|[[Louisiana Tech University]]
|<ref name="mlb"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=P&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=488752 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721131026/http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=P&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=488752 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 21, 2012 |title=Luke Burnett Stats & Bio |work=Minor League Baseball |publisher=[[Minor League Baseball]] |access-date=2009-12-17 }}</ref>
|-
|15 (462)
|'''Jacob Shaffer'''
|[[Outfielder]]
|[[Northern Kentucky University]]
|<ref name="signed"/>
|-
|16 (492)
|'''Bennett Billingsley'''
|[[Second baseman]]
|[[Lenoir Community College]]
|<ref name="signed"/>
|-
|17 (422)
|''Michael Dennhardt''
|[[Right-handed]] [[pitcher]]
|[[Don Bosco Preparatory High School]]
|<ref name="mlb"/>
|-
|18 (552)
|'''Travis Howell'''
|[[Catcher]]
|[[Long Beach State University]]
|<ref name="signed"/>
|-
|19 (582)
|'''Taylor Lewis'''
|[[Right-handed]] [[pitcher]]
|[[Yavapai College]]
|<ref name="signed"/>
|-
|20 (612)
|'''''Frederick Bello'''''
|[[Shortstop]]
|[[Cerro Coso Community College]]
|<ref name="mlb"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=2B&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=542927 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718011343/http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=2B&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=542927 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 18, 2012 |title=Fred Bello Stats & Bio |work=Minor League Baseball |publisher=[[Minor League Baseball]] |access-date=2009-12-17 }}</ref>
|-
|21 (642)
|'''Jordan Alvis'''
|[[Right-handed]] [[pitcher]]
|[[Middle Tennessee State University]]
|<ref name="signed"/>
|-
|22 (672)
|'''Blake Nation'''
|[[Right-handed]] [[pitcher]]
|[[Georgia Southern University]]
|<ref name="signed"/>
|-
|23 (702)
|'''''[[Brandon Maurer]]'''''
|[[Right-handed]] [[pitcher]]
|[[Orange Lutheran High School]]
|<ref name="mlb"/>
|-
|24 (732)
|'''Henry Contreras'''
|[[Catcher]]
|[[California State University, Los Angeles|Cal State LA]]
|<ref name="signed"/>
|-
|25 (762)
|''Paul Robinson''
|[[Second baseman]]
|[[Paris Junior College]]
|<ref name="mlb"/>
|-
|26 (792)
|'''''Taylor Stanton'''''
|[[Right-handed]] [[pitcher]]
|[[Diablo Valley College]]
|<ref name="mlb"/>
|-
|27 (822)
|'''Tommy Johnson'''
|[[Catcher]]
|[[Marshall University]]
|<ref name="mlb"/>
|-
|28 (852)
|'''''Scott Savastano'''''
|[[Shortstop]]
|[[Franklin Pierce College]]
|<ref name="mlb"/>
|-
|29 (882)
|'''''Stephen Penney'''''
|[[Right-handed]] [[pitcher]]
|[[University of California, Riverside]]
|<ref name="mlb"/>
|-
|30 (912)
|'''Brad Reid'''
|[[Right-handed]] [[pitcher]]
|[[Bellevue College]]
|<ref name="signed"/>
|-
|31 (942)
|'''''Randy Castillo'''''
|[[Right-handed]] [[pitcher]]
|[[Aiea High School]]
|<ref name="mlb"/>
|-
|32 (972)
|'''Nick Love'''
|[[Right-handed]] [[pitcher]]
|[[Bellevue University]]
|<ref name="signed"/>
|-
|33 (1002)
|'''Kyle Brown'''
|[[Left-handed]] [[pitcher]]
|[[University of California, Santa Barbara]]
|<ref name="signed"/>
|-
|34 (1032)
|''Ty Tostenson''
|[[Outfielder]]
|[[Oak Ridge High School (El Dorado Hills, California)|Oak Ridge High School]]
|<ref name="mlb"/>
|-
|35 (1062)
|'''Nicholas Czyz'''
|[[Left-handed]] [[pitcher]]
|[[University of Kansas]]
|<ref name="signed"/>
|-
|36 (1092)
|'''Chris Kirkland'''
|[[Right-handed]] [[pitcher]]
|[[University of Memphis]]
|<ref name="signed"/>
|-
|37 (1122)
|'''Brandon Pullen'''
|[[Left-handed]] [[pitcher]]
|[[San Diego State University]]
|<ref name="signed"/>
|-
|38 (1152)
|'''Andres Esquibel'''
|[[Right-handed]] [[pitcher]]
|[[University of Kansas]]
|<ref name="signed"/>
|-
|39 (1182)
|'''Christian Staehely'''
|[[Right-handed]] [[pitcher]]
|[[Princeton University]]
|<ref name="signed"/>
|-
|40 (1212)
|''Troy Channing''
|[[Catcher]]
|[[Foothill High School (Pleasanton, California)|Foothill High School]]
|<ref name="mlb"/>
|-
|41 (1242)
|''[[Henry Cotto#Personal life|Henry Cotto]]''
|[[Outfielder]]
|[[GateWay Community College]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arnold |first=Kirby |date=2008-06-06 |title=Seattle drafts Cotto’s son |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/seattle-drafts-cottos-son/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=[[Everett Herald]]}}</ref>
|-
|42 (1272)
|'''''Randy Molina'''''
|[[First baseman]]
|[[Stanford University]]
|<ref name="mlb"/>
|-
|43 (1302)
|''Mike Kindel''
|[[Outfielder]]
|[[Springboro High School]]
|<ref name="mlb"/>
|-
|44 (1332)
|'''Donnie Jobe'''
|[[Second baseman]]
|[[Elon University]]
|<ref name="signed"/>
|-
|45 (1360)
|''[[Andrew Kittredge]]''
|[[Right-handed]] [[pitcher]]
|[[Joel E. Ferris High School|Ferris High School]]
|<ref name="mlb"/>
|-
|46 (1387)
|''Alvin Rittman''
|[[Outfielder]]
|[[Germantown High School (Germantown, Tennessee)|Germantown High School]]
|<ref name="mlb"/>
|-
|47 (1414)
|''Richard O'Donald''
|[[Right-handed]] [[pitcher]]
|[[John Dickinson High School]]
|<ref name="mlb"/>
|-
|48 (1468)
|''D. J. Mauldin''
|[[Right-handed]] [[pitcher]]
|[[California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo|California Poly San Luis Obispo]] 
|<ref name="mlb"/>
|-
|49 (1468)
|'''''Joshua Rodriguez'''''
|[[Catcher]]
|[[South Mountain Community College]]
|<ref name="mlb"/>
|-
|50 (1495)
|''Walker Kelly''
|[[Left-handed]] [[pitcher]]
|[[Arlington Heights High School]]
|<ref name="mlb"/>
|}

==Rule 5 draft==

===Key===
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
| Pick
| Indicates the pick the player was drafted
|-
| Previous team
| Indicates the previous organization, not minor league team
|}

===Table===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Phase
!Pick
!Name
!Position
!Previous team
!Notes
!Ref
|-
|Major League
|2
|Reegie Corona
|[[Shortstop]]
|[[New York Yankees]]
|Corona was returned to the Yankees before the regular season.
|<ref name="rule 5">{{cite web |url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/majors/news/2008/267346.html |title=2008 Rule 5 Draft Picks|date=December 13, 2008 |work=[[Baseball America]] |publisher=baseballamerica.com |access-date=2009-12-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=April 3, 2009 |title=Seattle sends Reegie Corona back to the Yankees |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/2009-04-03-3143002809_x.htm |access-date=2009-12-17 |work=[[USA Today]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>
|-
|Triple-A
|2
|Pat Ryan
|[[Right-handed]] [[pitcher]]
|[[Milwaukee Brewers]]
|''none''
|<ref name="rule 5"/>
|}

==References==
{{refbegin}}
*'''Game Logs:'''
:1st Half: [https://www.espn.com/mlb/team/schedule/_/name/sea/seattle-mariners Seattle Mariners Game Log] on ESPN
:2nd Half: [https://www.espn.com/mlb/team/schedule/_/name/sea/seattle-mariners Seattle Mariners Game Log] on ESPN
*'''Batting Statistics:''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20080204064723/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/stats?team=sea Seattle Mariners Batting Stats] on ESPN
*'''Pitching Statistics:''' [https://archive.today/20130102224854/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/pitching?team=sea Seattle Mariners Pitching Stats] on ESPN
*[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/2008.shtml 2008 Seattle Mariners season at Baseball Reference]
*[http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2008&t=SEA 2008 Seattle Mariners team page at Baseball Almanac]
*[http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=sea Seattle Mariners Team page at MLB.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122082340/http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=sea |date=January 22, 2009 }}
{{refend}}

{{Reflist}}

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