Sports Teams

9.3 NOT

Seattle Mariners

The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle that competes in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League West division.

Website https://www.mlb.com/mariners

Updated Apr 08, 2026

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Policy Action

Jun 15, 2022

Not MAGA
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Gun Violence Awareness Initiatives

The Mariners host annual 'Gun Violence Awareness' auctions and events, partnering with organizations focused on reducing firearm violence and featuring players wearing orange to signify support for gun control advocacy.

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Associations & Advocacy

Sep 01, 2023

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Partnership with Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

The Mariners entered a multi-year partnership with the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, focusing on indigenous community support and tribal enterprise promotion.

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Leadership alignment

Oct 15, 2021

Not MAGA
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Chairman John Stanton Supports Moderate/Liberal Local Candidates

Mariners Chairman and Managing Partner John Stanton provided funding for campaign advertisements for Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, a moderate Democrat, during Mariners playoff games.

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Associations & Advocacy

Sep 01, 2023

Not MAGA
4 Weight Impact on the score.
90% Confidence How strong and reliable the sourcing appears.

Partnership with Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

The Mariners entered a multi-year partnership with the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, focusing on indigenous community support and tribal enterprise promotion.

Agent rationale

Emphasis on tribal sovereignty and indigenous partnerships is a hallmark of progressive institutional DEI efforts.

Sources

  1. Muckleshoot Indian Tribe (Sep 01, 2023)

Policy Action

Jun 15, 2022

Not MAGA
6 Weight Impact on the score.
95% Confidence How strong and reliable the sourcing appears.

Gun Violence Awareness Initiatives

The Mariners host annual 'Gun Violence Awareness' auctions and events, partnering with organizations focused on reducing firearm violence and featuring players wearing orange to signify support for gun control advocacy.

Notes: This is an ongoing annual initiative.

Agent rationale

Active institutional advocacy for gun control measures is a policy position typically at odds with the MAGA platform.

Sources

  1. MLB.com (Jun 15, 2022)

Leadership alignment

Oct 15, 2021

Not MAGA
5 Weight Impact on the score.
90% Confidence How strong and reliable the sourcing appears.

Chairman John Stanton Supports Moderate/Liberal Local Candidates

Mariners Chairman and Managing Partner John Stanton provided funding for campaign advertisements for Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, a moderate Democrat, during Mariners playoff games.

Notes: Stanton's political footprint in Seattle leans toward establishment/moderate Democratic figures.

Agent rationale

While local, the leadership's financial support for Democratic candidates indicates a lack of alignment with MAGA-style Republicanism.

Sources

  1. MyNorthwest (Oct 16, 2021)

Policy Action

Mar 18, 2021

Not MAGA
4 Weight Impact on the score.
90% Confidence How strong and reliable the sourcing appears.

COVID-19 Vaccination Advocacy and Funding

The Mariners provided $2 million in funding to UW Medicine to support COVID-19 vaccine outreach to underserved communities, actively promoting public health mandates.

Agent rationale

Aggressive promotion of COVID-19 vaccines and public health initiatives was a major point of contention and opposition within the MAGA movement.

Sources

  1. MLB.com (Mar 19, 2021)