In May, Major League Baseball announced that the Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics will travel to Japan for the 2019 Season Opening Series at the Tokyo Dome. As a result, the Mariners 2019 spring training schedule will be a three-parter, with games in Arizona, Japan and Seattle.
The Mariners and A's open next season's Cactus League with a pair of games. The Mariners travel to Hohokam Stadium in Mesa to open Spring Training on Thursday, February 21, and the Athletics go crosstown to face the Mariners at the Peoria Sports Complex on Friday, February 22.
The Mariners will play 21 games in Arizona, including 12 home games in Peoria, before leaving for Japan. The marquee interleague matchups in Peoria include games against the Arizona Diamondbacks (March 3), Chicago Cubs (March 8) and the San Francisco Giants (March 13).
Japan Series vs. Oakland A's
On Thursday, March 14, the Mariners travel across the Pacific for two exhibition contests against Nippon Professional Baseball teams (tentatively set for March 17-18) and the two-game 2019 MLB Opening Series against the Athletics March 20 and 21.
While the Mariners are in Japan, a squad made up of players in Mariners Major League camp who are not part of the Japan travelling party, including top prospects, will remain in Arizona for a game against the Cubs at Sloan Park in Mesa on March 19, and two games at Peoria against the Cincinnati Reds (March 21) and the Los Angeles Angels (March 22).
Safeco Field Exhibition Games
The Mariners return from Japan directly to Seattle for two exhibition games on Monday and Tuesday, March 25-26, against the San Diego Padres, before the regular season Opening Night on Thursday, March 28, against the Boston Red Sox.
Ticket Information
Ticket information for the games in Japan and the two preseason games in Seattle will be announced at a later date. For information on Spring Training 2019 season tickets or group outings, please contact the Peoria Stadium ticket office at [email protected]. Check www.peoriasportscomplex.com for updates regarding Spring Training 2019 single-game ticketing on-sales and ticket office opening dates.
The complete Mariners 2019 Spring Training schedule is available now at Mariners.com/Spring.