Photos: Mariners Season Opener 2021

April 1, 2021 at 4:14 pm Updated April 1, 2021 at 11:38 pm

The Mariners mob Jake Fraley who walked to force across the winning run in the 10th against the San Francisco Giants in the season opener on Thursday, April 1, 2021 at T-Mobile Park. Seattle won 8-7. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Ty France, left, and Dylan Moore get Jake Fraley with the ice bath after Fraley walked to force across the winning run in the 10th. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Mariners fans and players react to Mariners left fielder Jake Fraley’s walkoff walk to end the game 8-7 in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Seattle Mariners win the season opener against the San Francisco Giants at T-Mobile Park on Thursday, April 1, 2021. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Mitch Haniger saves the day in the 10th by catching this Buster Posey fly near the foul line to end the inninig with a runner on 3rd. The San Francisco Giants played the Seattle Mariners in the season opener for both teams Thursday, April 1, 2021 at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Fans celebrate as Mariners outfielder Taylor Trammell and infielder Dylan Moore score in the eighth inning to bring the Mariners ahead 7-6 in the season opener against the San Francisco Giants at T-Mobile Park on Thursday, April 1, 2021. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Jose Marmolejos gets the benefit of a Giants error to score two in the 8th, giving Seattle a 7-6 lead. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Mariners first baseman Evan White scores on a fly ball hit by Dylan Moore in the eighth inning. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager is nearly hit by a pitch and eventually walked by Giants relief pitcher Jarlin Garcia in the bottom of the eighth to load up the bases. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Dylan Moore registers a broken bat RBI in the 7th that scores Evan White from third on the sacrifice. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Mariners center fielder Taylor Trammell catches a fly ball to take us to the bottom of the seventh as the Seattle Mariners take on the San Francisco Giants for their home opener at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Thursday, April 1, 2021. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Mitch Haniger has the Donovan Solano drive to right center in teh 4th, but the ball pops out when he hits the ground. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Mariners relief pitcher Casey Sadler comes in for the seventh inning. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Fans in left center are loosely spaced about the stands. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Mariners right fielder Mitch Haniger can only watch as a solo home run by Giants outfielder Austin Slater falls in the stands in the top of the fifth inning. The Giants took a commanding lead 5-0 with the homer. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Dylan Moore gets San Francisco’s Mike Yastrzemski on the shallow pop into right center in the 3rd. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Fans are once again behind the Mariners dugout as baseball opened in Seattle. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Mariners starting pitcher Marco Gonzales throws the first pitch as the Seattle Mariners take on the San Francisco Giants for their home opener at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Thursday April 1, 2021. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Young fans stand for the National Anthem before the season opener at T-Mobile Park on Thursday, April 1, 2021. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Fans are once again allowed in the ballpark, albeit seated in pods to protect social distancing. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Mariners fans come through the main entrance as the waning sunlight streams in as the Seattle Mariners take on the San Francisco Giants for their home opener at T-Mobile Park in Seattle Thursday April 1, 2021. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Mitch Haniger and the Seattle Mariiners take the field in the season opener with San Francisco Thursday, April 1, 2021 at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Fans cheer as the Mariners are introduced before they take on the San Francisco Giants on Thursday in Seattle. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Fans wait in line for concessions before the start of the season opener between the Seattle Mariners and San Francisco Giants at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Thursday April 1, 2021. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Fireworks shoot above the left field bleachers during opening day ceremonies at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

James Paxton is introduced into the lineup, Thursday, April 1, 2021 at T-Mobile Park. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

The Mariners turn to salute first responders before Thursday’s game. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

The King lives on as a Funko statue inside the stadium. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Connor Haffey and his son, Patrick, 2, take in the sights before the Seattle Mariners take on the San Francisco Giants for their home opener at T-Mobile Park, Thursday April 1, 2021. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

The first fans into the ballpark get to watch the Giants during batting practice as the Seattle Mariners welcome the NL West San Francisco Giants to T-Mobile Park for opening night. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Sunlight shines on fans arriving through the main entrance before opening night at T-Mobile Park on Thursday, April 1, 2021. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Mariners fans take a peek before the doors open for the home opener at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Thursday April 1, 2021. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Ryan Hammer and his daughter Hadley, 8, are the first fans to enter as the Seattle Mariners take on the San Francisco Giants for their home opener at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Thursday, April 1, 2021. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Fans line up along the first base entrance of T-Mobile Park waiting to enter on Opening Night. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

William Manuel, employed by LaborWorks, disinfects the hand rails as fans enter the building for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Michael Morrow of Snoqualmie Ridge is among the first in line to enter T-Mobile Park for Thursday’s season opener. Morrow is with wife Jule, and 19-month old Isabelle. Morrow has held tickets for the Mariners since their inception in 1977. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Fans have their passes checked electronically at the gates to T-Mobile Park. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Edgar Batiste – whose claim to fame is that he caught Edgar Matinez’s 300th home run – works a food stand outside the ballpark. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

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