A look back on the special session that resulted in a funding package to help pay for new ballpark after the team was on the brink of relocating to Tampa.
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Thirty years ago this week, Washington state legislators delivered a crucial victory to keep the Seattle Mariners in Seattle, coming through with stadium funding after a dramatic defeat at the ballot box.
During the summer of 1995, while the Mariners were batting American League foes in the “Refuse to Lose” season, advocates for a new ballpark were trying to get a King County measure passed to raise money for a stadium.
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