The Seattle Mariners, also known as “The M’s”, are a member of the American League (AL) in Major League Baseball (MLB). Formed in 1977, after the departure of the Seattle Pilots to Milwaukee, they are also one of the teams yet to win a World Series or American League (AL) championship in the league. That being said, the Seattle Mariners have won the AL West Division title three times.
The Seattle Mariners operate under the leadership of their longtime manager Scott Servais as of 2024. They have also introduced players like Ken Griffey Jr., Alex Rodriguez, Ichiro Suzuki, Edgar Martinez, and Brett Boone to the league. They have played 48 seasons since 1977 and have a win-loss record of 3578-3935, along with a win-loss percentage of .476 as of 2024.
Who owns the Seattle Mariners?
John Stanton is the owner, chairman, and managing partner of the Seattle Mariners as of 2024. Hailing from Bellevue, Washington, United States, he is notable for starting a cell business with Craig McCaw in 1982. He founded Western Wireless, formerly known as Pacific Northwest Cellular with his wife in 1992. His company also spun off into VoiceStream in 1999 as per Forbes.
John Stanton sold off VoiceStream in early 2001 and has since then also run the U.S. operations of Deutsche Telekom. He purchased the Seattle Mariners formally in August 2016 and took over from Howard Lincoln. John Stanton is also responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Seattle Mariners. He also had a minority stake in the formerly Seattle SuperSonics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). John Stanton is worth $1.0 billion as per Forbes as of 2024.
Seattle Mariners Net Worth
The Seattle Mariners have a net worth of $2.2 billion as per Forbes as of March 2024.
List of Seattle Mariners Owners
These are all the owners that the Seattle Mariners have had since 1977 to 2024 -
| Years | Owners |
| 1976-1981 | Stanley Golub, Danny Kaye, Walter Schoenfeld, Lester Smith, James Stillwell Jr. and James A Walsh |
| 1981–1989 | George Argyros |
| 1989–1992 | Jeff Smulyan, Emmis Broadcasting, Michael Browning and the Morgan Stanley Group, Inc., with Smulyan as chairman |
| 1992–2016 | Nintendo of America, represented by CEO Howard Lincoln |
| 2016–present | Baseball Club of Seattle, LP, represented by CEO John Stanton |
Seattle Mariners Owner FAQs
A. John Stanton has a net worth of $1.0 billion as per Forbes.
A. John Stanton is the CEO of the Seattle Mariners.
A. The Seattle Mariners are worth $2.2 billion as of 2024.
A. No, Nintendo is no longer the owners of the Seattle Mariners.
A. The Seattle Mariners made $396 million as revenue from the 2023 season as per Forbes.
