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New baseball TV channel in the on-deck circle


Per the Seattle TImes the Mariners will be creating a linear Mariners TV channel replacing Root Sports, but viewers must still await deals with major providers (like Xfinity and Direct TV) to carry it along with the accompanying cost.   Mariners.TV will be the streaming platform for $19.99 a month

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  1. IDC9January 29, 2026 at 5:07 PM

    Its good to hear that the Mariners have found a new home on television. I just hope that the new channel won't cost cable and satellite subscribers as much as the streaming platform will. $20 a month is a lot to swallow, especially if you're not a sports fan, or if the team's performance on the field takes a hit.

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  2. Wayne LJanuary 29, 2026 at 5:43 PM

    I miss Root. It will likely be 20 bucks on cable/sat, too, and that's onerous with prices high everywhere.

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    1. IDC9January 29, 2026 at 6:32 PM

      I just hope at that price, it is made to be a premium, add-on channel, like HBO, and not a standard channel. As much as people like the Mariners right now, a $20 a month increase in cable and satellite bills could quickly change that.

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  3. Rhett WorkmanJanuary 30, 2026 at 5:59 AM

    What the M's have set up is exactly the same the other teams working directly with MLB are doing. So what this will mean linear-wise is cable/satellite/streaming distributors will have to agree to carry the channel with MLB as it is a dedicated channel. This is where things will probably get sticky I expect especially with Comcast. Other teams though have as part of this allowed for limited OTA simulcasts so I'd expect this here as well.

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    1. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2026 at 1:12 PM

      I can't imagine Comcast/Xfinity will be a partner who wants to play ball. There will be a cost, right? And if they do truly end up on a channel like 627 again, maybe Red Zone like where it is dark unless there is a game, then what was really accomplished? Other than the baseball team laid off a lot of talented people and then hired them back as freelancers for less pay to do the same job.

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