Photo: Mariners hold moment of silence for the late Hiroshi Yamauchi

 

103-vZFGJ_AuSt_55On Monday night, the Seattle Mariners held a moment of silence at Safeco Field in honor Hiroshi Yamauchi, who held a majority stake in the Major League Baseball franchise since 1992. Yamauchi, the longtime president of Nintendo from 1949 to 2002, died last week at the age of 85.

Yamauchi had transferred his majority stake of the Mariners in 2004 to Nintendo of America, but was still considered an integral part of the team’s business management. NOA and former representative Howard Lincoln have recently stated that they do not plan to sell their majority stake in the Mariners.

In addition to the honoring their late majority owner, the Mariners will wear a patch on their jerseys with the abbreviation “HY” to commemorate the man who changed the video game industry and (despite the fact he never attended a Mariners game) helped save baseball in Seattle.

You can watch the Yamauchi tribute right here.

Harrison Milfeld is a writer, editor, and freelance journalist from Missouri. Ever since he could walk, Harrison has been an avid fan of the world of Nintendo. For years, he has purchased every one of the company's subsequent products (yes, including the Virtual Boy and eReader). It wasn't until he was a young teen when he bought a PS2 that he began to embrace cross-console relations, a decision he doesn't regret. When he's not gaming, Harrison is looking to break into the magazine journalism industry and realize his dream of becoming a features reporter.