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It is the home stadium of the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball and has a seating capacity of 47,929. [1] It is in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood, near the western terminus of Interstate 90 and is owned and operated by the Washington State Major League Baseball Stadium Public Facilities District. The first game at the stadium was played on ...
The Mariners were created as a result of a lawsuit. In 1970, in the aftermath of the Seattle Pilots' purchase and relocation to Milwaukee as the Milwaukee Brewers by Bud Selig, the city of Seattle, King County, and the state of Washington (represented by then-state Attorney General and future U.S. Senator Slade Gorton) sued the American League for breach of contract. [9]
Seattle Giants, Ballard Pippins: N/A [5] Civic Field 1932–1938 15,000 Seattle Indians, Seattle Rainiers: N/A [6] Sick's Stadium: 1938–1979 25,420 Seattle Rainiers, Seattle Angels, Seattle Pilots, Seattle Steelheads: 405 feet (123 m) [7] Kingdome: 1976–2000 59,166 Seattle Mariners: 405 feet (123 m) [8] T-Mobile Park: 1999–present 46,621 ...
The Mariners' popular marketing campaign in the early 2000s used the SoDo moniker in the catchphrase "SoDo Mojo". [5] [6]: 71–79 SoDo deliberately echoes SoHo in New York City, where, during the 1970s, cheap spaces vacated by departing factories were converted by artists into lofts and studios. [7] [6]: 71–79
The league agreed to grant Seattle another franchise in exchange for dropping the lawsuit, and the team that would later be known as the Seattle Mariners was born. [81] The Mariners held their first game in franchise history at the Kingdome on April 6, 1977, against the California Angels. The Angels shut out the Mariners 7–0 in front of a ...
Seattle, Washington: Grass Seattle Mariners: 1999 401 feet (122 m) Retro-modern: Retractable Target Field: 38,544 [23] Minneapolis, Minnesota: Grass Minnesota Twins: 2010 404 feet (123 m) Retro-modern: Open Truist Park: 41,084 [24] Cumberland, Georgia: Grass Atlanta Braves: 2017 400 feet (122 m) Retro-modern: Open Wrigley Field: 41,649 [25 ...
The Mariners were created as a result of a lawsuit. In 1970, in the aftermath of the Pilots' purchase and relocation to Milwaukee by future Commissioner of Baseball Bud Selig, the City of Seattle, King County, and the state of Washington (represented by then-State Attorney General and future U.S. Senator Slade Gorton) sued the American League for breach of contract. [2]
The Mariners are playing their 26th full season (27th overall) at T-Mobile Park, their home ballpark in Seattle, Washington. During the August 9 game against the Tampa Bay Rays, the Mariners will retire the number 51 worn by longtime outfielder Ichiro Suzuki following his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. This will be the ...