Why is the Mariners game not on Root Sports?

Why is the Mariners game not on Root Sports? If you are outside of the team’s regional television territory, Mariners, Kraken and Timbers games will be blacked out on ROOT SPORTS. Our distribution rights are only within the Mariners, Kraken and Timbers regional television territory. Team territories are dictated by the leagues, not by regional sports networks.

If you are outside of the team’s regional television territory, Mariners, Kraken and Timbers games will be blacked out on ROOT SPORTS. Our distribution rights are only within the Mariners, Kraken and Timbers regional television territory. Team territories are dictated by the leagues, not by regional sports networks.