ANAHEIM, CA - SEPTEMBER 18: Closing pitcher Fernando Rodney #56 of the Seattle Mariners celebrates after earning a save against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on September 18, 2014 in Anaheim, California. The Mariners defeated the Angels 3-1. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
As we have hit 56 days until Mariners Opening Day it looks like that number, 56 days, is official. It has been up in the air for the last few months due to the pandemic, but after the MLBPA rejected another proposal by the MLB that included pushing the season back by a month, it is now official that regardless of the state of the COVID Vaccine and regulations the season will start on April 1.