Geography, Baseball, and the Seattle Mariners.

47°35’28” N, 122°19’59” W. Let those coordinates sink in. These are the coordinates for Safeco Field, the home stadium for Major League Baseball’s Seattle Mariners. The northernmost Major League Baseball venue, and the second westernmost Major League Baseball venue. Given this geographic position, this makes the Seattle Mariners the most remote Major League Baseball team. Geography plays…