CONFIRMED: A Seattle TV to broadcast Mariners games

As first reported here on March 11, KING has made an exclusive deal to air a set of M's games on free broadcast. Here's part of the story from the Times beat guys.

'Amid the upheaval in local baseball broadcasts, the Mariners have reached an agreement with a local TV station to air 10 games for free this season.

KING 5 will have exclusive rights for those select games, starting with the Mariners’ April 10 game vs. the Houston Astros at T-Mobile Park.

Those broadcasts will be available for free to more than four million households in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska and Hawaii, the team announced Monday.'

Here's more from K5 anchor Jake Whittenberg, including dates and an On Deck show.

@KING5Seattle will be airing 10 Friday home games FOR FREE throughout the season. These games will also be streaming via Mariners TV.

The new deal is a multi-year partnership and will include a new Wednesday show before every game on KING called 'On Deck'.

Games include:

4/10 vs. Houston
4/17 vs. Texas
5/15 vs. San Diego
5/29 vs. Arizona
6/19 vs. Boston
7/3 vs. Toronto
7/17 vs. San Francisco
7/31 vs. Minnesota
8/7 vs. Tampa Bay
8/21 vs. Chicago Cubs

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