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April 26, 2008: Activated LHP Érik Bédard from the 15-day disabled list optioned RHP Roy Corcoran to Triple-A Tacoma.April 25, 2008: Signed C Kenji Johjima to a 3-year, $24 million contract extension through 2011.Putz from the 15-day disabled list optioned RHP R. April 16, 2008: Recalled RHP Brandon Morrow from 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.April 15, 2008: Placed LHP Érik Bédard on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 9, with inflammation in his left hip.Dickey from Triple-A Tacoma Placed OF Mike Morse on 15-day disabled list with a dislocated left shoulder Optioned LHP Eric O'Flaherty to Double-A West Tenn Diamond Jaxx. April 14, 2008: Selected the contract of LHP Arthur Rhodes from Double-A West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Recalled RHP R.April 11, 2008: Recalled IF Greg Norton from Triple-A Tacoma designated OF Charlton Jimerson for assignment.Putz on the 15-day disabled list, and purchased the contract of pitcher Roy Corcoran from Tacoma of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).

Dismissed all 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 (first base coach).February 8, 2008: Traded OF Adam Jones, LHP George Sherrill, and minor league pitchers Tony Butler, Chris Tillman and Kam Mickolio to the Baltimore Orioles for LHP Érik Bédard.January 31, 2008: Signed free agent OF Brad Wilkerson.January 8, 2008: Signed free agent INF Miguel Cairo.December 20, 2007: Signed free agent RHP Carlos Silva.With the team underperforming and underachieving, a number of people who had become scapegoats for the team's underperformance were dismissed during the season, most notably general manager Bill Bavasi, field manager John McLaren, first baseman Richie Sexson, and designated hitter José Vidro. The team finished the season with a 61–101 (.377) record, last in the West for the 4th time in 5 years, and second worst in the majors. On September 23, the Mariners became the first club to spend $100 million in payroll and lose 100 games. Angels, Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, and suffering a loss at the last homestand opener against the L.A. However, standing at 57-87, their longest losing-streak of the season is 12 games, 11 on the road, 1 at home, after being swept by the L.A. Their longest winning-streak of the season is 4 games after a Cleveland sweep at the end of August and a 12-6 win against the Texas Rangers on the first day of September. Despite their losing ways, they won their first and last game of the season. However, by the end of May, it became apparent that the team had gone back to its losing ways of the 2004–06 seasons.

The team was bolstered by some major roster additions during the previous offseason, most notably starting pitchers Érik Bédard and Carlos Silva. Coming off the heels of the previous 2007 season, in which the M's finished with their first winning record since 2003, the team was widely expected to once again compete for the American League West division championship. The 2008 Seattle Mariners season was the 32nd Major League Baseball season in the team's history. John McLaren (dismissed June 20), Jim Riggleman