Seattle was promised a franchise by Commissioner Bowie Kuhn.
[1] During the summer of 1975, there was speculation that the Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, or San Francisco Giants could move to Seattle.
When none of these plans proved successful, the American League added a team in Seattle.
Players were selected only from American League teams, in keeping with the practices of the A.L.
Danny Kaye, part-owner of the Mariners, announced the club's first selection.