Following down-to-the-wire negotiations for TV rights, many fans found themselves staring at blank screens instead of the first pitch.<\/p>\n
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Frustrated fans<\/p>\n
Social media was fired up. Dozens of Mariners fans commented their confusion and frustration directly to the Mariners\u2019 X account.<\/p>\n
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Seattle Mariners fans speak out against the team’s TV broadcast confusion.<\/p>\n
What the Mariners are saying<\/p>\n
What they’re saying<\/p>\n
Kevin Martinez of the Mariners organization acknowledges the stress caused by the late-stage deals.<\/p>\n
“We\u2019re sorry it took so long. These things, these different negotiations with different distributors take time. They usually go up to the last minute. Unfortunately, they did. But everything is in place,” he said.<\/p>\n
Despite the changes this year to what channel the Mariners air on<\/a>, Martinez promises fans their games are still available the same way they were last year.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n “If you watched on cable TV, it\u2019s there for you. If you streamed Mariners baseball last year, there\u2019s a streaming platform, Mariners.TV. If you watched on DirecTV, it\u2019s there. Fubo, it\u2019s there,” said Martinez.<\/p>\n How to Find the Games<\/p>\n What you can do<\/p>\n To help fans navigate the confusion, the Mariners have launched a dedicated website<\/a> detailing every viewing option. If you are still unable to locate the game on your guide, the team suggests contacting your cable or streaming provider directly.<\/p>\n This Weekend’s Exclusive Schedule<\/p>\n What’s next<\/p>\n Adding to the complexity, two games this weekend will be held on national stages rather than local networks:<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Friday: Exclusively on Apple TV+<\/p>\n Sunday: Exclusively on the Peacock App<\/p>\n When to Watch on FOX 13<\/p>\n Mark your calendars! The following four games will be broadcast exclusively right here on FOX 13 Seattle:<\/p>\n MORE MARINERS NEWS FROM FOX 13 SEATTLE<\/p>\n Seattle Mariners place Carlos Vargas on injured list, recall Cole Wilcox from Triple-A Tacoma<\/a><\/p>\n Seattle businesses feeling optimistic about Mariners season after Opening Day crowds<\/a><\/p>\n New Mariner Brendan Donovan eager to make impact in Seattle<\/a><\/p>\n Seattle Mariners turn 50: A look back at 5 moments that shaped the franchise<\/a><\/p>\n Mariners GM optimistic as team enters 50th season with high expectations<\/a><\/p>\n To get the best local news, weather and sports in Seattle for free, sign up for the daily FOX Seattle Newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Download the free FOX LOCAL app for mobile in the Apple App Store<\/a> or Google Play Store<\/a> for live Seattle news, top stories, weather updates and more local and national news.<\/p>\n The Source<\/p>\n Information in this story came from the Seattle Mariners and FOX 13 Seattle reporting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Brief Fans struggled to figure out how to watch the Seattle Mariners’ home opener Thursday night. This…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":649819,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2392],"tags":[5,1622,83232,620,4,619,65,3235],"class_list":{"0":"post-649818","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-seattle-mariners","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-fans","10":"tag-kevin-martinez","11":"tag-mariners","12":"tag-mlb","13":"tag-seattle","14":"tag-seattle-mariners","15":"tag-seattlemariners"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116310420290109119","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=649818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649818\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/649819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=649818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=649818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=649818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}