Seattle Mariners Virtual Baseball Bash
The Seattle Mariners are giving fans unprecedented insider access to players and Front Office executives with a Virtual Baseball Bash, a series of online events and activities across all team digital platforms: Mariners.com, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, and even Twitch, the livestream platform for gaming.
Fans will have the chance to connect and interact with Scott Servais and Jerry Dipoto, 2020 American League Rookie of the Year Kyle Lewis, Gold Glovers J.P. Crawford and Evan White, veterans Marco Gonzales and Kyle Seager, and future stars such as Logan Gilbert, Jarred Kelenic and Julio Rodríguez. There will also be roundtables with members of the 2001 Mariners team to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 116 win season, as well as a day of virtual programming just for kids.
More than 60 online events are scheduled to take place during the last two weeks of January involving 60 current and former Mariners players, coaches, top Front Office executives and broadcasters. Most events are open to all fans, but there will be several exclusive opportunities for Mariners Season Ticket Members.
“Since we aren’t able to welcome 20,000 fans to T-Mobile Park this month for FanFest, we’re bringing Mariners Baseball directly to the fans. The Virtual Baseball Bash lets us connect in meaningful ways with fans all across the Northwest to give them an unprecedented opportunity to virtually interact with our players,” said Kevin Martinez, Seattle Mariners Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications. “Until we can all get together again for FanFest in real life, the Virtual Baseball Bash is a great way to get primed for the 2021 season.”
Virtual Baseball Bash Daily Lineup
To help fans navigate and plan for Baseball Bash events, Mariners Mail subscribers will receive a daily email with details about virtual events and how fans can stream or even participate. To subscribe to Mariners Mail and receive the daily lineup, fans can go to Mariners.com/Mail to sign up. There will also be schedule information available at Mariners.com/BaseballBash.
Virtual Baseball Bash Events
Scheduled events will cover a number of different online platforms and formats including takeovers of Mariners social media accounts, live media availabilities, moderated Clubhouse Chats with players and executives, morning coffee breaks with manager Scott Servais, a virtual Happy Hour, Bingo sessions for adults and kids, and a Mariner Moose-led workout for kids.
Live Media Sessions – Fans will have a seat in the virtual Interview Room to hear members of the local media discuss the 2021 season with players, coaches and executives. Sessions will be available on multiple platforms. Two sessions are scheduled for week one:
- Tuesday, January 19, 10-11am – Executive Vice President & General Manager Jerry Dipoto.
- Thursday, January 21, 10-11am – Shortstop J.P. Crawford, pitcher Marco Gonzales, third baseman Kyle Seager.
Virtual Clubhouse Chats – Join Mariners broadcasters for moderated discussions with players and executives. Two upcoming chats:
- Tuesday, January 19, 1-1:30pm -- Pitchers Nick Margevicius and Justus Sheffield.
- Monday, January 25, 2-2:30pm – Outfielder Kyle Lewis and first baseman Evan White.
All virtual Media Sessions and Clubhouse Chats will stream live on the Mariners YouTube Channel, Mariners.com, Twitter Live, Facebook Live and Twitch Live.
Social Media Takeovers -- Mariners players will take over the team’s official social media accounts including Instagram, Twitter (@Mariners) and TikTok. Here are a few highlights:
- Friday, January 22, 4-4:30pm, Instagram -- Outfielder Mitch Haniger will interact with fans while he fires up the grill for dinner.
- Tuesday, January 26, 4-4:40pm, TikTok – Pitcher Justin Dunn gives a tour of his extensive shoe collection.
- Friday, January 29, 3-3:30pm, Instagram – Mariners home Clubhouse Manager Ryan Stiles takes fans on a virtual tour of the Mariners Spring Training facility in Peoria, AZ.
MLB The Show
- Thursday, January 28, 4-4:30pm, Twitch Live – Two Mariners players go head to head in the fan favorite MLB The Show game.
2001 Anniversary Roundtable
- Thursday, January 28, 7:00-8:00pm, Mariners YouTube -- Rick Rizzs moderates a discussion with some of the stars of the Mariners 2001 team as they reminisce about the American League record setting 116 win season. Guests include Bret Boone, Mike Cameron, Norm Charlton, Tom Lampkin and Aaron Sele.
Inside Corner Happy Hour
- Friday, January 29, 4:00-5:00pm, Mariners YouTube – Join Marco Gonzales and Aaron Goldsmith for a Happy Hour edition of the hit show Inside Corner with Gonzo & Goldy.
Kids Day, Saturday, January 30
- 9-9:30am, Mariners YouTube – All kids are invited to join the Mariner Moose for a light workout.
- 11-11:30am, Mariners YouTube – Kids press conference with outfielder Jake Fraley. Select members of the Mariners Kids Club will have access to a special link to ask the questions, but all fans are welcome to view the fun.
- 12-1:30pm, Mariners YouTube – Mariners Bingo for all kids 14 and under.
- 3-3:30pm, Mariners YouTube -- Kids press conference with Shed Long Jr.
Connect
- Find access to all Mariners digital connections at Mariners.com/Connect.
- Subscribe to Mariners Mail and receive the Baseball Bash daily lineup at Mariners.com/Mail.
- The complete, updated Baseball Bash event schedule is available at Mariners.com/BaseballBash.