Current Seattle Mariners manager Dan Wilson will oversee the 2,000th game at T-Mobile Park on Sunday; He scored the first run in the history of the park as a player in 1999.
It will wrap up the first series in Dan Wilson's tenure as manager and will likely pay huge dividends one way or another for Seattle's attempted push in the postseason.will play the 2,000th game in the ballpark's history on Sunday against the San Francisco Giants.
T-Mobile Park was originally opened as Safeco Field with the first game being played on July 15, 1999. The building was officially renamed to T-Mobile Park on Jan. 1, 2019. Whether Sunday results in a win or a loss for Seattle — Wilson's name will be etched in the history of the ballpark.Wilson and current Mariners hitting coach Edgar Martinez were both in the lineup for the team's first game at T-Mobile Park. Wilson, who played catcher for over a decade with Seattle, scored the team's first run at then-Safeco Field."It's still one of the most beautiful ballparks in the league," Wilson said. "To be here in the game was pretty special.
The Mariners have a 1,058-941 record at T-Mobile Park throughout their history. Wilson will hope to give the organization its 1,059th win on Sunday.The Seattle Mariners franchise star Julio Rodriguez won't be in the outfield for the team's rubber match against the San Francisco Giants on Sunday.The Seattle Mariners came one run shy of completing a comeback for the second day in a row and lost to the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Saturday.
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