A roundup of stats and a timeline related to the Mariners recent sale.
By the numbers
$1.4 billion
Value of Mariners today
$1.26 billion
Paid for 90 percent share
$641 million
Estimated value of Mariners in 2011
$100 million*
Estimated value of Mariners in 1992
90
Percentage controlled by Stanton’s group
24
Years Nintendo had majority ownership of Mariners
17
Years Howard Lincoln was Mariners CEO
Where M’s rank in value among MLB teams after sale
Mariners ownership timeline
April 27, 2016
Nintendo sells majority stake to a minority group led by John Stanton.