To open their four game series against the Minnesota Twins, the Seattle Mariners survived a ninth inning scare with a 7-6 victory. Seattle’s 7 runs over three innings seemed like more than enough, but a three-run homer made things a bit tense with two outs in the top of the ninth.

On Friday the Woodland Park Zoo celebrated its 47th Annual Jungle Party and our Besa Gordon invited a few of her media friends including Tyrah Majors from KOMO 4, Shante Sumpter from KING 5 as well as Jay Martin Jr from PBS to join in on the fun.

We are sure you've played the game Never Have I Ever, but on Back2Besa, we're taking it to a new level! This week we take Seattle Kraken and Storm's official DJ, DJ Trunks, to the Woodland Park Zoo! Can you believe he's never gone? Let Trunks tell it; that was the day he skipped school.

To close out their three game series against the Detroit Tigers that begins a 10-game homestand, the Seattle Mariners salvaged a game as their pitching prowess was flexed and the bats did barely enough to get the victory.

Of the two Seattle Storm players to participate in this years WNBA All-Star game in Las Vegas, shooting guard Jewell Loyd had a historic performance on her way to winning MVP honors in the game, continuing an already impressive season.

The Seattle Sounders returned to Lumen Field fresh off a satisfying victory against their rivals Vancouver Whitecaps, only to drop a dud of a draw at home to an FC Dallas side that’s gone winless in their past eight of nine matches. Seattle’s inability to finish remains a problem and with the playoffs soon nearing, it’s unsure if they’ll be able to fix it in time to get a top seed in the Western Conference.

Seattle Mariners fans lined up early Friday morning in front of Marination restaurant in Columbia City.

Many of them showed up long before the restaurant even opened, all to see and meet Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, who was there to promote Bloodworks Northwest efforts to boost blood donations.

To open up a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers and a 10-game homestand, the Seattle Mariners showed their bad offensive habits yet again as they couldn’t overcome three Tigers homers that were scattered throughout the ballgame.

For the second time in her WNBA career and first with the Seattle Storm, guard Sami Whitcomb participated in the three-point contest during All-Star weekend and put up a strong performance. The quality effort was not enough, though, as New York Liberty point guard Sabrina Ionescu put up a historic performance to take home the hardware.

As Major League Baseball leaves Seattle following All-Star Week, a lasting gift remains in South Seattle to continue the week’s legacy forever. As part of Major League Baseball’s All-Star Week Celebrations, they broke ground on the renovation of the baseball fields at Rainier Playfield. This project is part of MLB’s #LegacyFields Legacy Initiative, which seeks to create lasting impact within All-Star host cities.

For the sixth consecutive month, John Houston addressed the Renton School District during its monthly board meeting to make his case for reparations from the district.

Houston claims the district forced his parents to sell their 10-acre farm and home in 1968 under the threat of eminent domain.

Heading into the 2023 All-Star break, the Seattle Storm continue to display growing pains and continuing issues that they can’t seem to completely fix, with some injuries currently adding into the mix of what’s going wrong. With the break coming now, it’s a big opportunity for Seattle and their players to hit rest and get back into a focus they’ll need for the second half of the season.

During the seventh homestand of the year for the Seattle Mariners, the ballpark and the team itself will be hosting several different promotional nights and community events, including a special Mariners-themed skateboard, this years South of France night, and much more! Find out even more reasons to head down to T-Mobile Park

It was a night to celebrate what has become one of the most popular music genres in the world—hip hop, which is turning 50 this year—at Basecamp Studios in Belltown.

While three Seattle Mariners players were selected to the 2023 All-Star game being hosted in their home ballpark, only two of them were able to see any game action during the 93rd Midsummer Classic in the history of MLB.

During the 2023 MLB All-Star game in Seattle, during the two plate appearances that Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani had, fans in the stands at T-Mobile Park loudly chanted “COME TO SEATTLE,” making it clear that they wanted to see the Japanese superstar in a Mariners uniform.

In the 93rd MLB All-Star game of all-time, the National League team was able to secure victory over the American League for the first time in their last nine attempts, behind Elias Diaz’s homer in the eighth inning.

The 2023 Home Run Derby sadly didn’t feature the Seattle storybook ending of Julio Rodriguez winning the crown in his own ballpark, making history along the way before falling to Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr in the semifinal round. Like every year, the derby was a great opportunity to see some of the young and bright stars of the game showcase their power, with a few surprises mixed into this years event.

The Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes are going to be a slippery slope no matter how you approach it, whether you’re trying to trade for him ahead of this years deadline (August 1st) or putting together a mammoth contract for him to sign this offseason. Either way, given the holes he can fill and the star power he would add to the Mariners, Seattle’s baseball franchise must put their best effort together in order to land the Japanese superstar.

Do you know about the Suquamish Tribal All-Star team? Over 100 years ago, a baseball team composed of the best ballplayers the Suquamish Tribe had to offer travelled to Japan for an All-Star baseball tour of the country.