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The Mariners have celebrated Latinos in baseball annually in recent years. In 2008, they will do so as Los Marineros.

Players will don the same white home uniforms Saturday afternoon against the Detroit Tigers at Safeco Field, with one distinguishable difference — the front of their jerseys will say “Marineros,” the Spanish translation of the team name.

It will be the first time the team has done so, and is the most prominent gesture of all of the team’s previous yearly salutes to Latin American “beisbol.”"*

The Seattle Mariners and television partner FSN Northwest today announced two efforts designed to bring Mariners baseball closer to Spanish speaking fans locally, nationally and internationally.

The Mariners official Spanish-language website, losmarineros.com, will go live on Opening Day, Monday, March 31, and FSN announced an enhanced distribution package for Spanish Audio feeds of Mariners home games. Spanish speaking fans will now have four options for receiving the game broadcasts:

* The Secondary Audio Program (SAP) feed on cable systems carrying the FSN telecasts in the Northwest
* Radio station ESPN Deportes 1230 in Portland
* XM Satellite Radio
* Via losmarineros.com

The expanded service is the product of the new rights agreement reached by the Mariners and FSN during the off-season.

“FSN is dedicated to connecting fans to their favorite teams and players and through this expanded Spanish audio offering, we are happy to provide new avenues that will help the Hispanic community to improve their access to the Mariners organization,” said Mark Shuken, President & CEO of Liberty Sports Group, the operating company of FSN Northwest. “We share the team’s commitment to making Mariners Baseball available to as many fans as possible across the Northwest and are looking forward to these new outreach opportunities beginning on Opening Day.”

Losmarineros.com
Losmarineros.com will be updated daily with coverage of games. Other sections include photo galleries, feature stories and online polls. Original content will be provided on a regular basis by national and international wire services. The site, which is presented by Safeco, is a one-stop outlet for Spanish-language information about tickets, Mariners player profiles and stats, and information on Safeco Field and Mariners Community Relations programs. Fans will also be able to sign up for the new Boletin Spanish-language e-newsletter.

“Safeco is thrilled to be a part of this outreach,” said Eddie Navarrete, Safeco marketing director. “This in-language digital connection is a natural extension of our award-winning Spanish-language campaign–Tú ¿qué valoras? (What matters to you?). More importantly, it helps us to reach this important audience through this unique experience.”

“The Spanish speaking population of the Northwest is growing and losmarineros.com will help us connect with those fans,” said Chuck Armstrong, Seattle Mariners President and COO. “It’s also an important way for fans in the home countries of our Latin players to keep tabs on how they’re doing. We appreciate Safeco’s commitment to the site and for helping make it possible.”

The Mariners are among 16 Major League clubs offering Spanish-language websites in 2008. Of the Mariners 2008 40-man roster, 12 are of Hispanic descent from Cuba, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Venezuela.

About Spanish Audio
The Spanish broadcast team will again feature Alex Rivera on play-by-play with Julio Cruz providing analysis. Rivera is an experienced broadcaster and print journalist and former Latin and Reggae musician. This is Rivera’s second season calling Mariners games. Cruz, a long-time favorite of Seattle fans, was an outstanding second baseman for the Mariners from 1977-83 and still stands as the Mariners all-time stolen base leader with 290. He returns for his sixth season behind the microphone for Mariners Spanish radio broadcasts.

Production, engineering and coordination services for the Mariners-FSN Spanish Audio are provided by the KXLY Broadcast Group of Spokane.

Most cable systems are equipped with SAP capability. Subscribers should contact their cable operators to determine if the Spanish feed will be available on their system.

Salute to Latin American Beisbol
Again this season, the Mariners are saluting the contributions Spanish-speaking players have made to the game with Salute to Latin American Beisbol on Saturday, May 31, presented by Safeco. Mariners players will wear jerseys with the name Marineros on the front. In the past, such celebrations have included salutes to the Latino greats of the game, Hispanic Heroes trading cards, and traditional music and dance performances.”

Maybe it was the contingent of Latino players. Or teammate J.J. Putz’s affinity for cracking jokes. Or maybe it was that the Mariners’ pitching staff needed someone fiery, someone who gets amped up for games and pitches with a passion and absolutely hates to lose.

Whatever the case, Carlos Silva couldn’t be happier to be a Mariner, and his $48 million contract over four years is another reason to smile.

Even though he’s all business when it comes to infield practice, pitching and hitting the weight room, Silva still keeps it loose with his new teammates.”*

*From: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com
Traducido: usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish

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“It all began on opening day.

Felix Hernandez turned in the best pitching performance by a Mariner in an opener in 12 years. Richie Sexson homered on his second opening day in three as a Mariner. And one of the largest crowds for a first game at Safeco Field witnessed the 4-0 win over the rival Oakland Athletics.

Overlooked perhaps, but more historic, was the lineup card posted on April 2. Seattle fielded a group of starters that included seven Latinos, the most the franchise has put on the field to open a season.”

“Forced by inclement weather to sit around their clubhouse yet again Thursday, the Mariners at least had an exciting subject to ponder: Felix Hernandez’s magnificence the night before.

The only person not much interested in the topic, in fact, was Hernandez.

“That game is past,” he said. “I forgot about that game already.”"

“Three years after the Seattle Mariners signed away the Spanish broadcasting rights for their 81 home games to a Spokane radio group, the team is struggling to gain wide appeal among Washington’s 442,000 Hispanics.

Recent changes at KXLY Radio Group of Spokane could make it even harder for the troubled programming package to attract more Hispanic listeners.”