Opening day is often a highlight for the Mariners. Despite the nearly two-decade playoff drought, the team has performed remarkably well in Game 1 of the season. But Seattle doesn’t get to celebrate Opening Day at home all that often. 2020 was going to be just the 3rd time since 2008 that Seattle would host game 1 in their home ballpark. Unfortunately, that won’t be the case.
Washington Governor Jay Inslee has placed a ban on gatherings of 250 or more people, including to all sporting events, in 3 counties, including King County. This means that all scheduled Mariners games, along with the Seattle Sounders, Seattle Dragons, and many other social gatherings, will be banned for the foreseeable future.