SEATTLE – Sunday will be an eventful day for the Seattle Mariners.
This will conclude the first series of Dan Wilson’s tenure as manager and will likely pay off hugely in Seattle’s attempt to advance to the postseason, one way or another.
It will also be a monumental moment for T-Mobile Park.
The Mariners will play the 2,000th game in the history of the baseball stadium on Sunday against the San Francisco Giants.
T-Mobile Park originally opened as Safeco Field and the first game was played on July 15, 1999. On January 1, 2019, the building was officially renamed T-Mobile Park.
Whether Seattle wins or loses on Sunday, Wilson’s name will go down in baseball stadium history.
Or rather: His name will go down in history again.
Wilson and current Mariners hitting coach Edgar Martinez were both in attendance for the team’s first game at T-Mobile Park. Wilson, who was Seattle’s catcher for more than a decade, scored the team’s first run at what was then Safeco Field.
Before Sunday’s game against the Giants, Wilson said he was part of the baseball stadium’s history.
“It’s still one of the nicest ballparks in the league,” Wilson said. “Being here for that (1999) game was pretty special. I actually didn’t know I scored the first run, so that’s new information for me. But it’s a beautiful ballpark and to be out here on a beautiful day and the open roof just seems to fit in with that. There are a lot of great memories. It’s nice to be here. And that number of games in this ballpark – to be there is pretty cool.”
The Mariners have a 1,058-941 record at T-Mobile Park throughout their history, and Wilson hopes to give the organization its 1,059th win on Sunday.
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