Streaming

If you’re a Mariners fan trying to figure out how to watch games this season, you’re not alone. The whole landscape just changed. ROOT Sports Northwest — the regional sports network that aired Mariners games for over 37 years — shut down at the end of the 2025 season. Starting in 2026, MLB took over broadcasts directly, and the Mariners launched their own streaming service. The old playbook (get a live TV streaming service that carries ROOT Sports) is obsolete. ...

ROOT Sports Northwest is gone. After 2025’s final broadcast, the regional sports network that carried Mariners games for years went dark — and honestly? It’s time to talk about what replaced it and whether it’s actually better. Spoiler: for most Mariners fans, Mariners.TV is a straight upgrade. Cheaper than your old cable sports tier, no blackouts, and you don’t have to keep a cable subscription just to watch baseball. Let me break it all down. ...