T-Mobile Park to expand seating capacity at Seattle Mariners games starting June 14

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JUNE 01: J.P. Crawford #3 of the Seattle Mariners high fives his teammates before the game against the Oakland Athletics at T-Mobile Park on June 01, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
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The Seattle Mariners and T-Mobile Park announced Tuesday they have obtained permission from King County and Washington state to expand crowd size at upcoming games, beginning with the series against the Minnesota Twins on June 14.

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The capacity will increase from the current roughly 14,000 fans raises to just over 30,000, which is still shy of the ballpark's full capacity of about 47,000 fans. Of those roughly 30,000 tickets, over 26,000 of them will be designated as "vaccine only" in non-socially distanced sections. The remainder of those tickets will remain in the current pod seating structure, available to parties of six people or less.

When the season began in April, only 9,000 tickets were allowed to be sold per game. Quickly, as vaccine rates increased in Washington, T-Mobile Park allowed up to 5,000 more fans per game given they were fully vaccinated.

T-Mobile Park and the Seattle Mariners define "fully vaccinated" as a person having received the second dose of a two-dose COVID vaccine or the single-dose COVID vaccine two weeks prior to game day.

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Fully vaccinated fans are also welcome to shed their masks as of May 17. Upon entry to the ballpark, attendees can obtain a wristband by providing proof of vaccination. If a guest is seen without a mask and without a wristband, they could be asked to show proof of vaccination. Masks are still required for fans who are not fully vaccinated, unless actively eating or drinking in their designated seat.

The T-Mobile 'Pen and Trident Deck will remain open only to fully vaccinated fans for the immediate future.

In addition to updated capacity restrictions, vaccinated fans will see special entrances to the ballpark: all lanes at the Home Plate and Left Field gates, and select lanes at the Center and Right Field gates. Unvaccinated fans will be directed to enter through specified lanes at the Center Field and Right Field gates.

Tickets to the Mariners versus Twins homestand go on sale to the public June 8.

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