Articles about Mariners

Seattle Mariners owner John Stanton on MLB rule changes, robot umpires, and Shohei Ohtani

John Stanton, the Seattle Mariners CEO and a key figure in the new era of MLB rules, sees a future… Read More

Meet the Mariners owner: Wireless pioneer John Stanton brings leadership, passion to Seattle team

John Stanton has been leading great teams for more than four decades. The respected tech luminary helped pioneer and transform… Read More

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GeekWire at the Ballpark: AM radio vs. digital audio; robot umpires; and Amazon cuts the line

Sitting in the stands down the first base line Thursday at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, I was feeling like a… Read More

Mariners owner and wireless industry vet John Stanton on T-Mobile/Sprint, future of retail, more

John Stanton’s birthday is coming up soon. And he’s not too thrilled about it. “I turn 65 at the end… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Three tech stories that show how COVID-19 is radically changing our lives

Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week. The world of the COVID-19 pandemic is unlike anything… Read More

Mariners see magenta: T-Mobile Park is the new name for Seattle’s pro baseball stadium

Mariners fans, meet magenta. Seattle’s pro baseball stadium will be named T-Mobile Park for the next 25 years after a… Read More

TLDR: Buy food and drinks with just a fingerprint, Seattle’s complex history of urban internet access, T-Mobile’s tech truck

Today’s featured stories Seattle sports stadiums all Clear for new biometric security, payments and alcohol ID verification Comcast’s Seattle expansion… Read More

How the Mariners’ digital and physical marketing blitz helped get Jean Segura to the All-Star Game

TAYLOR’S TAKE ON THE WEEK IN SPORTS TECH: It took t-shirts, bagels, placards, hashtags, autographs, coffee, gift cards, videos, photos, and… Read More

Seattle Mariners game airs exclusively on Facebook as part of MLB streaming experiment

For any Mariners fans hoping to watch today’s game against Texas, your only option is Facebook. That’s because of a… Read More

Mariners hire performance analytics guru; Russell Wilson invests in Vicis; and more sports tech news

[Love sports and technology? Sign up for our sports tech newsletter to receive this rundown from GeekWire’s Taylor Soper via email every… Read More

How these Mariners minor leaguers ended up spending more than $650 on an Uber

After American Airlines threw Tacoma Rainiers infielder D.J. Peterson some sort of curveball, he and his teammates Daniel Vogelbach, Pat… Read More

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Podcast: Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto on MLB team’s usage of analytics, sports science, nutrition

To describe Jerry Dipoto as a baseball geek is probably an understatement. The Seattle Mariners general manager has long been… Read More

Alexa at the ballpark: Testing Amazon Echo inside a Seattle Mariners suite at Safeco Field

Amazon’s voice technology has made its way into Major League Baseball. Earlier this month, the Seattle Mariners became the first… Read More

Here’s how much Nintendo’s sale of its Seattle Mariners stake boosted its annual results

Nintendo’s bottom line got a nice bump last year thanks to Seattle’s professional baseball team. The gaming giant today reported its… Read More

Seattle Mariners use GoPro camera to show catcher’s perspective during Spring Training

Ever wonder what it’s like to catch a 90 MPH fastball from a Major League Baseball pitcher? The Seattle Mariners are… Read More

Topgolf brings new pop-up ‘Crush’ game to Safeco Field, home of the Seattle Mariners

Topgolf is coming to Seattle — but only temporarily. The fast-growing high-tech golf entertainment complex operator will take over Safeco… Read More

MLB players and coaches sound off on using robotic umpires to call balls and strikes

There are some debates that seem to come up during every baseball season. Whether the National League should start using designated… Read More

Nintendo will use cash from Seattle Mariners sale to produce its own movies

Get ready for your close-up, Mario. Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima told a Japanese newspaper that the company will begin releasing… Read More

Meet John Stanton: What you need to know about the new Mariners CEO

To those in the Seattle tech community, the name John Stanton probably rings a bell. To Seattle sports fans, though, probably… Read More

Seattle Mariners pick wireless pioneer John Stanton as new CEO; Nintendo sells majority stake

Editor’s note: This story and headline were updated to reflect the official team announcement. The Seattle Mariners announced huge leadership… Read More

Mariners open MLB’s first in-stadium golf simulator at Safeco Field

Golf is meeting baseball at Safeco Field. Mariners fans can now not only watch baseball, but also take some virtual… Read More

Here are the Mariners baseball players in Lego form

Lego fans were in for a treat this weekend at Safeco Field. As part of a special event at the Mariners… Read More

Seattle Mariners will greet fans with life-sized hologram of team mascot at Safeco Field

The Seattle Mariners are already getting geeky this season with LED lights at Safeco Field. Now here comes the hologram. At… Read More

Video: New Mariners commercials feature selfies, heavy metal, and invisible arrows

It’s nearly April and that means one thing — a new set of Mariners commercials are here. In what’s become an… Read More

Seattle Mariners become first MLB team to install LED stadium lights

Safeco Field is getting geeky. The Seattle Mariners today announced that they have installed a new LED lighting fixture at their ballpark,… Read More

Meet HTC’s new celebrity spokesman: Baseball star Robinson Cano

Robinson Cano is certainly staying busy this offseason. The Seattle Mariners star second baseman today announced a new multi-year agreement… Read More

Seattle Mariners make history, use instant replay to help win baseball game

The Seattle Mariners made history today, but not the kind baseball fans are used to hearing about. During a Spring… Read More

Stay juiced at the ballpark: Mariners install charging stations at Safeco Field

Today’s newest smartphones can now read your fingerprint and take 41-megapixel photos, but that darn battery still doesn’t seem to last… Read More

Upgrade your seat, meet Edgar Martinez with the Mariners’ new mobile app

The Seattle Mariners will likely miss out on baseball’s playoffs yet again, but that isn’t stopping the team from improving… Read More

Testing IdealSeat: Can big data help me catch a foul ball?

In the grand scheme of the game they call baseball, a foul ball is meaningless. Batted balls that land outside the… Read More