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The Mariners moved to Safeco Field, now known as T-Mobile Park, midway through the 1999 season, and the Seahawks temporarily moved to Husky Stadium after the 1999 season. On March 26, 2000, the Kingdome was demolished by implosion .
During the 1990s, the suitability of the Mariners' original stadium—the Kingdome—as an MLB facility came under question, and the team's ownership group threatened to relocate the team. In September 1995, King County voters defeated a ballot measure to secure public funding for a new baseball stadium.
Stadium name Year(s) Capacity Team(s) Distance to Center Field Ref Madison Park: 1892 N/A Seattle Hustlers: N/A [1] YMCA Field 1901–1902 N/A Seattle Clamdiggers: N/A [2] Recreation Park Base Ball Grounds 1905 N/A Seattle Siwashes: N/A [3] Yesler Way Park 1907–1912 N/A Seattle Siwashes, Seattle Turks, Seattle Giants: N/A [4] Dugdale Field ...
On July 19, 1994, four 15-pound ceiling tiles fell from the Kingdome roof onto the field and into the stadium's seating bowl. The incident led to uncertainty over whether the Kingdome was fit for use as a major league stadium, and may well have ultimately been a factor leading to the construction of Safeco Field.
The Mariners compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West Division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team in 1977, playing their home games in the Kingdome. Since July 1999, the Mariners' home ballpark has been T-Mobile Park, located in the SoDo neighborhood of Seattle.
The Seattle Mariners' 1999 season was their 23rd since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing third in the American League West with a 79–83 (.488) record. In July, after 39 home games at the Kingdome , they moved into Safeco Field , and the Kingdome was demolished eight months later.