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Mariners won’t be playing in Safeco Field after the 2018 season

The Mariners aren’t going anywhere, but they won’t be playing at Safeco Field after the 2018 season.

The club and Safeco Insurance announced Tuesday that their 20-year agreement for naming rights for the ballpark will not be extended beyond next year.

The Mariners say they have already started "preliminary talks" with potential new partners for naming rights. Those partners were not identified.

"Safeco Insurance has been a great partner of the Mariners dating back to the earliest days of the franchise," club president Kevin Mather said, "including the ballpark naming rights for the last 20 years.