The Seattle Mariners open the 2026 season tonight at T-Mobile Park against the Cleveland Guardians. And perhaps the biggest question on the minds of fans, apart from whether the team will make another playoff run, is how in the heck to watch the games on TV or online.
It hasn’t been easy to figure out. But for fans who can’t be there in person, there are finally some answers to where and how you can see the team.
The Mariners announced more details on Wednesday for traditional cable and streaming viewers in the Seattle area and across the Pacific Northwest, including:
- Comcast/Xfinity subscribers can watch games on channel 1261.
- Charter/Spectrum subscribers in Seattle/Tacoma market can watch on channel 414.
- DirecTV watchers can turn to channel 687.
The Mariners listed other cities and providers in the team’s home territory — Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska — in a Wednesday post on X, below.
“Fans who are already subscribed to providers carrying Mariners TV will automatically see the channel populate into their channel lineup,” the team said.
The Mariners also enabled a “channel finder” on their website that lets fans search by zip code to find available providers and channel information in their area.
I hopelessly searched for YouTube TV, the service I use, on Thursday morning, and got this message: “Sorry, but the Seattle Mariners are not being offered by YouTube TV at this time. Please call them directly or click below to let them know you want the Seattle Mariners added to your channel lineup.”
Those without a broadcast provider in the mix can turn to Mariners.TV, the direct-to-consumer, standalone streaming option. Fans can stream games with no local blackouts via web or the MLB App on mobile or smart TV devices for $99.99/season or $19.99/month.
Fans who live outside the Mariners home market will be able to watch games with the standard MLB.TV package.
The team’s TV guide also lists games this season that will be shown exclusively on Apple TV, Peacock, NBC and elsewhere. For instance, this weekend’s series against Cleveland features two games on Mariners TV (Thursday, Saturday), one on Apple TV (Friday) and one on Peacock (Sunday).
The release of the details comes just hours before the first pitch of the new season, and some fans commenting on the team’s social media post appeared to have run out of patience. Those who purchased Mariners.TV only to find out that it’s now included in their cable/satellite/internet TV subscription, can request a refund, the team said.
The Mariners shut down Root Sports Northwest at the end of the 2025 season and announced that games would be produced and distributed by Major League Baseball for streaming, cable and satellite TV.
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