First baseman Evan White and the Mariners will start the season on July 24. (Getty)
The Mariners finally have their 2020 calendar.
Sailors 2020 Calendar. Home games in blue. pic.twitter.com/44VO7Ov0e0
– Shannon Drayer (@shannondrayer) July 6, 2020
The 60-game schedule, which launched on Monday afternoon, will begin on Friday, July 24 in Houston and end on Sunday, September 27 in Oakland. Due to travel concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic, teams are limited to contests in their respective geographic regions, so the Mariners have 40 games against other members of the West American League and 20 games against the West National League.
The Mariners rank fourth on the schedule behind the Marlins, Angels, and Orioles.
Seattle will make five road trips in the nine-week season and will have only seven days off, four of which will come in September. The season will kick off with a seven-game road trip to Houston and Anaheim, with the first home game falling on July 31 against the Athletics.
Most of the Mariners’ home games will start at 6:10 pm or 6:40 pm. There are some weekday games that will start before 6:10 to accommodate the travel of the visiting team. All Sunday home games start at 1:10 pm
Until further notice, there will be no fans at T-Mobile Park.
All of the 2020 Mariners games will air live on 710 ESPN Seattle. Coverage will begin with the pregame show at least an hour before the first launch.
Start marking those dates. 📆
Full schedule: https://t.co/OLXdYOnh6f pic.twitter.com/fmLqSn82Da
– Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) July 6, 2020
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