Mariners Raise Ticket Prices

When the Seattle Mariners move into their new outdoor stadium in July 1999, they plan to sell 966 “personal seat licenses.” The one-time tab: $12,000 and $25,000 each.

But you can also watch baseball if you don’t have that much money.

On Thursday, the Mariners announced increased ticket prices for the ‘98 season in the Kingdome and for the ‘99 season, when the team will start the season in the Kingdome and then move into its new park after the All-Star game.

Ticket prices in the Kingdome will range from $25 for a box seat to $6 each for tickets in a section at the 200-level in left field.

Last season, the Mariners’ average ticket price of $13.40 ranked seventh among 14 A.L. clubs.

In the new ballpark in the ‘99 season, the ticket prices will range from $195 in the new Diamond Club section to $7 in left field. The Mariners will not sell more than 30,000 season seats in their new 45,658-seat stadium.