Seattle, WA
Seattle Mariners Outfielder Officially Exercises Player Option
It took several confusing hours, but it’s been reported that Seattle Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger has exercised his $17.5 million player option for 2025.
The MLB deadline for players and teams to exercise options was at 2 p.m. PT on Monday. That deadline came and went with no official word from the Mariners or reporters and insiders whether or not Haniger had exercised his option.
There was speculation from fans over why Haniger hadn’t chosen to opt-in, considering it was unlikely he would earn $17.5 million in 2025 in free agency.
As it turns out, Haniger did exercise his option. It just wasn’t reported at the deadline.
Haniger was still on the updated Seattle 40-man roster on MLB.com that included injured players activated off the 60-day injured list on Monday.
There was also a list of free agent players released by the MLB Player’s Association (that has since been deleted) that did not list Haniger among them.
If that wasn’t enough indication that Haniger had exercised his option, a report from MLB Trade Rumors writer Anthony Franco confirmed it.
Mitch Haniger Exercises Player Option https://t.co/PjBRDqgogK pic.twitter.com/u7wbOm6ORI
— MLB Trade Rumors (@mlbtraderumors) November 5, 2024
Haniger is coming off a down season in 2024. He batted .208 with 12 home runs and 44 RBIs.
Haniger’s play time decreased when Dan Wilson was hired as manager on Aug. 22. He received only 43 plate appearances after Wilson was hired.
Haniger’s name is all over the Mariners record books. He set the career franchise record with walk-offs with his eighth in 2024. He’s also fifth in club history in home runs at T-Mobile Park with 58 and is 10th all time in franchise history in overall homers with 119.
Barring a trade or him being designated for assignment, Haniger will be the second highest-paid player on Seattle’s roster in 2025 behind franchise star Julio Rodriguez ($19.912 million).
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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson answered pressing questions about the city’s most pressing issues, including the steps she’s taking to protect residents’ public safety and affordability, while also touching on activating CCTV cameras across the city.
Anyone waiting for the ferry, taking a stroll along the revamped Seattle waterfront or visiting the Seattle Aquarium just got a new option for finding a sweet treat: Ben & Jerry’s is coming to Pier 54.
A lease announcement last week shared that the new shop will be operated by local franchise owners Lance and Moria Blair, owners of the Green Lake and Gig Harbor Ben & Jerry’s locations. They pair is also opening another Seattle location in Northgate soon.
The permanent shop announcement comes after Ben & Jerry’s operated a pop-up at the waterfront location last simmer.
“As a Seattle native, the waterfront holds a special place in my heart,” Lance Blair said in a news release. “I could not be more excited to be a part of bringing Ben & Jerry’s to Pier 54 and continue building connections with the local community while serving visitors from around the world.”
The new location comes as local ice cream chains Molly Moon’s and Salt & Straw have also expanded into the downtown area in the past year.
Where is the new Ben & Jerry’s location?
The new Ben & Jerry’s is located at Pier 54 on the Seattle Waterfront: 1001 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA 98104.
The shop will be open Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Where are the other Ben & Jerry’s locations in Seattle?
The ice cream chain operates four other locations in the Seattle area:
- Alki Beach: 2742 Alki Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116
- Bellevue: 166 Bellevue Way NE Bellevue, WA 98004
- Green Lake: 7900 E Green Lake Drive N Suite 104, Seattle, WA 98103
- Kirkland: 176 Lake Street South, Kirkland, WA 98033
How many locations does Ben & Jerry’s have in Washington?
Ben & Jerry’s has ten locations across Washington, including two in Issaquah and three in the Spokane area. See the full list of locations at benjerry.com/ice-cream-near-me.
Zachary Fletcher is a trending news reporter with USA TODAY Network’s Washington state team. Keep up with him on X (@zdfletch), BlueSky (@zfletcher.bsky.social) or reach him at zfletcher@usatodayco.com.
Seattle, WA
VIDEO: Mayor Wilson proposes renewing, expanding Seattle Transit Measure by doubling the sales-tax percentage that funds it.
Through the end of this year, 0.15% of the sales tax you pay funds the voter-approved Seattle Transit Measure. That would double to 0.30% if the City Council and Seattle voters approve the renewal/expansion that Mayor Katie Wilson officially introduced this afternoon. She said it’ll make living in Seattle more affordable by enabling more people to “live car-free or car-light.” She acknowledged that raising the sales tax isn’t ideal but noted that it’s one of the few revenue-raising tools available under state law. Besides paying for more transit – 280,000 additional Metro bus trips a year, 100,000 more than the current measure funds – it also would pay for 22,000 free ORCA transit passes, more than double what the city provides now, said acting SDOT director Angela Brady during the announcement event at City Hall. The passes are now available to Seattle Promise scholars, low-income Seattle Preschool Program families, and Seattle Housing Authority residents. The measure’s renewal/expansion would also make those passes available to Housing Choice Voucher participants.
The mayor’s announcement says the Transit Measure isn’t just about buses: It also would “support the design and delivery of Sound Transit’s West Seattle Link Extension, Ballard Link Extension, and Graham Street Station.” The 0.30% sales tax would generate an estimated $138 million average per year for the 10 years of this measure, which is proposed to go to voters in November. Council review starts this Thursday and will be led by District 1 City Councilmember Rob Saka, who chairs the council committee that oversees transportation. We’ll add the specific text of the proposal when we get it; the slide deck for Thursday’s council meeting is now available, and we’ll add some highlights from that soon.
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