Safeco Field

baseball stadium, Seattle, Washington, United States

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Safeco Field, now known as T-Mobile Park, is a baseball stadium located in Seattle, Washington, United States. It serves as the home field for the Seattle Mariners, a professional baseball team that plays in the American League. The stadium was built in the late 1990s and opened in 1999, replacing the Mariners' previous substandard stadium. The construction of Safeco Field was authorized by local governments due to renewed fan interest following the Mariners' successful 1995 season, which saw them reach the American League Championship Series.12

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…well as T-Mobile Park (formerly Safeco Field) and CenturyLink Field, two sports stadiums built in the late 1990s and early 2000s that are the home fields of, respectively, the Mariners (baseball) and Seahawks (gridiron football).
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…well as T-Mobile Park (formerly Safeco Field) and CenturyLink Field, two sports stadiums built in the late 1990s and early 2000s that are the home fields of, respectively, the Mariners (baseball) and Seahawks (gridiron football).
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Seattle Mariners
…of a new baseball-only stadium, Safeco Field (which would open in 1999; it was later renamed T-Mobile Park). In 1996 shortstop Alex Rodriguez emerged as yet another superstar in the Seattle lineup, but these talent-laden Mariner teams made just one brief playoff appearance in the next four years.
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…of a new baseball-only stadium, Safeco Field (which would open in 1999; it was later renamed T-Mobile Park). In 1996 shortstop Alex Rodriguez emerged as yet another superstar in the Seattle lineup, but these talent-laden Mariner teams made just one brief playoff appearance in the next four years.
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