Opening Day marks a milestone season for the Seattle Mariners: 50 years of Major League Baseball in the Emerald City.

Jon Scholes said that infrastructure, combined with a dense and walkable downtown, allows the economic impact of sports to extend beyond the arena itself.

Manager Stephen Vogt didn’t tell Martinez he’d made the team until just before Tuesday’s final spring game against Arizona at Chase Field. Martinez celebrated by hitting a leadoff single, stealing second base and scoring on Brayan Rocchio’s two-run homer on the way to a 10-5 win.

In Spokane, Washington, the Current found itself on the wrong end of a lopsided half against the Seattle Reign. This time, there was no second-half comeback, as the Current fell to a second straight loss, a 3-0 drubbing. KC played a rotated squad — with plenty of regulars on the bench — but the mistakes went beyond the inexperience Wednesday night.

Seahawks' Jaxon Smith-Njigba talks with KING 5 Sports about his new four-year, $168.6 million contract extension.