Mariners and T-Mobile announce new ballpark name
Dec 19, 2018, 9:35 AM | Updated: 11:00 am
A rendering of T-Mobile Park, formerly Safeco Field. (Photo courtesy Seattle Mariners and T-Mobile)
(Photo courtesy Seattle Mariners and T-Mobile)
The Seattle Mariners have a new name for their home field: T-Mobile Park.
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The Mariners and T-Mobile have agreed to a 25-year naming rights partnership, the team announced Wednesday. The partnership is still subject to approval by the Washington State Major League Baseball Stadium Public Facilities District.
“T-Mobile has a deep commitment to this community, a passion for customer service and a well-earned reputation as a leader in innovation. These are the qualities that make T-Mobile the right partner to name this iconic ballpark,” said John Stanton, Seattle Mariners Chairman and Managing Partner.
T-Mobile’s naming right’s partnership brings a few other changes to the ballpark, formerly known as Safeco Field. Among them is the re-branding of the stadium’s popular fan holding area, which will now be called the T-Mobile ‘Pen.
Most of the changes are expected to be completed by opening day on March 28, 2019.
