The Seattle Mariners are celebrating the contributions of African Americans to the Northwest community on Sunday, August 7 during a pregame ceremony before the Mariners take on the Los Angeles Angels (1:10pm start).
A special online-only ticket offer is available at Mariners.com/AfricanAmerican. Each ticket purchased through the offer comes with a special "42" cap, in tribute to Jackie Robinson, who became the first African American to play in the Major Leagues in the modern era when the Brooklyn Dodgers started him at first base on April 15, 1947.
During a pregame ceremony, several "notable" African Americans will be honored. Honorees include:
 
Special Ticket Offer
Special group seating for the game is available at Mariners.com/AfricanAmerican. Tickets are $25 for View Level and $46 for Main Level seats, with $5 from each ticket sold benefitting the Angelman Syndrome Foundation, which hasinvested more than $6 million in research, fellowships and symposiums aimed at improving therapies and finding a cure for the disorder that occurs in 1 in every 15,000 births. Deadline to purchase tickets through this online only offer is 5:00 pm, Friday, August 5.