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Mariners to honor Rick Rizzs with “Farewell Weekend” on final home series of regular season
Seattle plans a three-day tribute to the longtime broadcaster Rick Rizzs, marking his decades behind the microphone and his role as one of the franchise’s most recognizable voices.
The Seattle Mariners will celebrate the broadcasting career of Rick Rizzs during their final home series of the regular season, scheduled for September 25-27. The club announced the plans on Tuesday, framing the weekend as a full-throttle salute to Rizzs and to what it describes as his long-running contributions to Mariners baseball.
The team’s announcement, branded “Rick Rizzs Farewell Weekend,” positions the tribute as an in-stadium and organization-wide moment timed for the end of the home schedule. With regular-season games closing in, the Mariners are using the final set of dates at home as a stage to recognize a figure whose work has been woven into the season’s rhythms for years.
According to the Mariners, the celebration will feature “a range of events” designed to honor Rizzs and his impact with the organization. The club also highlights his 41 seasons on the call, a tenure that speaks to the particular role radio and television voices play in building a team’s identity, especially across eras, roster turnarounds, and changing expectations from season to season.
The Mariners’ announcement points to an additional milestone beyond the weekend itself. In a remark about tipping their cap to a next Mariners Hall of Famer, the organization indicates that this tribute is part of a broader plan to formalize Rizzs’ place in franchise history. For fans, that matters because hall-of-fame recognition is one of the few ways a team can permanently anchor a non-playing contributor’s legacy alongside the careers of those who take the field.
Rizzs’ 41-season presence also underscores how broadcasting has evolved while he has remained a constant. A broadcaster’s job is not simply to describe what happens, but to translate the game for viewers and listeners in real time, turning momentum swings and late-inning pressure into something that feels immediate. The Mariners’ choice to celebrate him in the final home series suggests they want that familiarity to end on a public note, in front of the most loyal audience.
The club did not lay out, in the announcement itself, the complete list of every activity planned across the three days. Still, the structure of the weekend indicates an emphasis on both remembrance and participation, with events intended to involve the Mariners community rather than restrict the celebration to a single ceremony.
As September 25 approaches, the story to watch is how the Mariners translate a career-spanning broadcast legacy into a weekend experience for fans. The franchise will also be indicating what it values most in its Hall-of-Fame pipeline, namely that the team considers major contributions off the field to be part of its competitive and cultural identity.
Why It Matters
- Broadcasting continuity is a key part of how franchises maintain identity across seasons, and the Mariners are giving that legacy a prominent platform at season’s end.
- A Hall-of-Fame-style acknowledgment for a non-player reinforces that the team’s historical record includes major contributions beyond the playing roster.
- Timing the tribute to the final home series places the focus on fans during one of the most emotionally charged parts of the schedule.
Key Facts
- The Mariners will celebrate longtime broadcaster Rick Rizzs during “Rick Rizzs Farewell Weekend” on September 25-27.
- The dates fall during the team’s final home series of the regular season.
- The Mariners’ announcement highlights Rizzs’ 41 seasons on the call.
- The club says the weekend will include a range of events honoring Rizzs’ contributions to the organization.
- The Mariners’ release references tipping their cap to a future Mariners Hall of Famer as part of the broader recognition.