Mariners leave a lingering question about streaming and TV situation for 2026

ROOT Sports may have died in 2025, but broadcasts of Seattle Mariners games were going to have to live on somehow. And with Opening Day now less than two months away, the organization finally cleared up how on Thursday.

Mariners broadcasts are going solo with the help of Major League Baseball, with the team announcing a new streaming option (Mariners.TV) and a traditional option for cable, satellite and internet TV viewers (Mariners TV). The cost for the first one is $99.99 for the year, or $19.99 per month.

Of note is that the streaming option won't have local blackouts for customers in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Alaska, Montana or Hawaii, though there are exceptions for national exclusives. Sign-ups will begin on February 10.

For customers outside those areas, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports that viewers can still watch Mariners games via MLB.TV.

Mariners leave a lingering question how Mariners TV will work

As for how Mariners TV will work for traditional television viewers, Divish's report notes that the channel will exclusively air game content, plus brief pre- and post-game shows.

What is unknown about Mariners TV for now is information on specific providers, as well as exactly which channel it will be. That information won't be revealed until closer to Opening Day, which could potentially leave non-streaming viewers cut out of spring training broadcasts.

On that note, another takeaway from Divish's report is that the number of Cactus League games that the Mariners will have broadcast is not yet determined. The plan, though, is to provide some free webcasts of games online.

What is known either way is who's going to be calling games for the Mariners in 2026. The organization revealed its full broadcast lineup earlier in the week, and it's all the familiar ROOT Sports people on the streaming and TV sides. Notably, Aaron Goldsmith will still be the primary play-by-play man.

On the radio side, the 2026 season will be Rick Rizzs' last as the lead play-by-play voice for the Mariners. He isn't subtle that he wants to finally see the team in the World Series before he calls it a career.