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More Pop! in the lineup: Funko Field is new name for minor league baseball stadium north of Seattle

by Kurt Schlosser on March 20, 2019March 21, 2019 at 4:01 pmComment

The Seattle Mariners will be playing in a hometown stadium with a new name this season, and so will the team’s Class A affiliate up north. Funko, the Everett, Wash.-based… Read More

Seattle Mariners joining other pro sports franchises with increased move to mobile ticketing

by Kurt Schlosser on March 1, 2019March 1, 2019 at 2:21 pmComment

The Seattle Mariners have a bunch of new faces on the field, a new name on the stadium and an increasingly new way to get tickets to a game as… Read More

Mariners fans tee off on T-Mobile Park and take shots against new Seattle baseball stadium name

by Kurt Schlosser on December 19, 2018December 20, 2018 at 10:28 am1 Comment

When your team has the longest post-season drought in all of American professional sports, there is little news — short of getting into the playoffs — that will sound like… Read More

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

by Taylor Soper on December 19, 2018December 19, 2018 at 9:59 am1 Comment

Mariners fans, meet magenta. Seattle’s pro baseball stadium will be named T-Mobile Park for the next 25 years after a new deal between the Mariners and the Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless… Read More

T-Mobile Field? Uncarrier Park? Report says wireless giant to assume naming rights for Seattle baseball stadium

by Kurt Schlosser on November 15, 2018November 15, 2018 at 11:17 am 3 Comments

The Safeco Field signage came down from Seattle’s baseball stadium a week ago, and according to a new report, the T-Mobile name will be up in time for the 2019… Read More

Seattle Mariners’ data guru Lorena Martin rips team’s leadership after being fired from unique job

by Kurt Schlosser on November 12, 2018November 12, 2018 at 4:58 pm1 Comment

Lorena Martin, the first Director of High Performance with the Seattle Mariners, is out after just one season with the Major League Baseball team, and she’s not leaving on friendly… Read More

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TLDR: MLB commentary with robots, flying cars, facial recognition in schools

by Starla Sampaco on July 17, 2018July 17, 2018 at 3:58 pmComment

Today’s featured stories MLB partners with Amazon Web Services to predict pitches and analyze live games with robots Agent 007 James Bond’s next ride? Flying cars grab Farnborough Airshow’s spotlight… Read More

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MLB partners with Amazon Web Services to predict pitches and analyze live games with robots

by Taylor Soper on July 17, 2018July 17, 2018 at 3:58 pmComment

Deeper stats, predicted pitches, and live commentary produced by robots in the voice of iconic announcers — it could all be coming to Major League Baseball broadcasts soon. MLB re-upped… Read More

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Seattle Mariners turn ahead clock, again, to 2027 and the fun is in the geeky, futuristic details

by Kurt Schlosser on July 1, 2018July 1, 2018 at 10:38 am1 Comment

The Seattle Mariners went back to the future on Saturday night with a celebration rooted in the past. In honor of the 20th anniversary of “Turn Ahead the Clock Night,”… Read More

Play by play: How I caught the Mariners no-hitter, and what it says about the new era of sports

by Kurt Schlosser on May 9, 2018May 9, 2018 at 2:57 pmComment

Embed from Getty Images I didn’t know that Seattle Mariners pitcher James Paxton was throwing a no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday until the game was practically over.… Read More

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Diamond Kinetics uses embedded sensors to help MLB batters and pitchers improve performance

by Taylor Soper on March 6, 2018March 7, 2018 at 11:02 amComment

From inside a lab at the University of Pittsburgh to a local Dunkin Donuts shop and finally to Major League Baseball, it’s been a quite the sports technology adventure for… Read More

Geek of the Week: Lorena Martin brings edge to Seattle Mariners as physical and mental data guru

by Kurt Schlosser on November 24, 2017November 24, 2017 at 8:51 amComment

If baseball is a numbers game, who better to have on your team than a true data geek? For the first time in team history, the Seattle Mariners have hired… Read More

Photos show Seattle Mariners’ home ballpark being torn up as Safeco Field gets a major resurfacing

by Kurt Schlosser on October 9, 2017October 11, 2017 at 7:06 amComment

If the Seattle Mariners “left it all on the field” at the end of the 2017 baseball season they won’t be able to get it back next year, as the… Read More

Seattle Mariners pitcher and Moose mascot stand up against internet bullies in new kids book

by Kurt Schlosser on July 22, 2017July 21, 2017 at 2:47 pmComment

Not content with just battling opponents on the baseball field, the Seattle Mariners are taking on internet bullies, too, with a new children’s book featuring the team’s star pitcher and… Read More

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

by Monica Nickelsburg on July 19, 2017July 21, 2017 at 11:01 amComment

After American Airlines threw Tacoma Rainiers infielder D.J. Peterson some sort of curveball, he and his teammates Daniel Vogelbach, Pat Light, and Mark Lowe were forced to take a very… Read More

Seattle Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto: Team is at cutting edge of analyzing players’ mental health — and they eat right, too

by Kurt Schlosser on June 22, 2017July 4, 2017 at 9:37 amComment

Seattle Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto has been around baseball for a lot of years, as a player and as an executive. He recognizes, that despite all the tech and data… Read More

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

by Taylor Soper on May 18, 2017May 18, 2017 at 5:41 pmComment

Amazon’s voice technology has made its way into Major League Baseball. Earlier this month, the Seattle Mariners became the first professional sports franchise to place Amazon Echo devices inside stadium… Read More

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

by Taylor Soper on July 29, 2016August 4, 2016 at 10:00 amComment

There are some debates that seem to come up during every baseball season. Whether the National League should start using designated hitters; which players deserve to be in the Hall of Fame; why… Read More

Why the Minnesota Twins are giving fans virtual reality cardboard headsets

by Taylor Soper on June 7, 2016June 7, 2016 at 11:29 amComment

This might be the geekiest giveaway in sports history. The Minnesota Twins are giving away 5,000 cardboard virtual reality viewers to fans attending the July 29 game against the Chicago… Read More

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More Pop! in the lineup: Funko Field is new name for minor league baseball stadium north of Seattle

Seattle Mariners joining other pro sports franchises with increased move to mobile ticketing

Mariners fans tee off on T-Mobile Park and take shots against new Seattle baseball stadium name

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

T-Mobile Field? Uncarrier Park? Report says wireless giant to assume naming rights for Seattle baseball stadium

Seattle Mariners’ data guru Lorena Martin rips team’s leadership after being fired from unique job

TLDR: MLB commentary with robots, flying cars, facial recognition in schools

MLB partners with Amazon Web Services to predict pitches and analyze live games with robots

Seattle Mariners turn ahead clock, again, to 2027 and the fun is in the geeky, futuristic details

Play by play: How I caught the Mariners no-hitter, and what it says about the new era of sports

Diamond Kinetics uses embedded sensors to help MLB batters and pitchers improve performance

Geek of the Week: Lorena Martin brings edge to Seattle Mariners as physical and mental data guru

Photos show Seattle Mariners’ home ballpark being torn up as Safeco Field gets a major resurfacing

Seattle Mariners pitcher and Moose mascot stand up against internet bullies in new kids book

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

Seattle Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto: Team is at cutting edge of analyzing players’ mental health — and they eat right, too

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

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

Why the Minnesota Twins are giving fans virtual reality cardboard headsets

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