Mariners honor Cornell with moment of silence, scoreboard tribute
On Wednesday, the music industry lost one of the architects of the grunge era when singer/songwriter Chris Cornell was found dead by suicide in a hotel room in Detroit.
As the world mourned the loss of the former Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman, the Mariners made sure to pay tribute to the Seattle-born Cornell Thursday night before, and during, their contest against the Chicago White Sox.
Seattle lost a legend. Rest in peace, Chris Cornell.
— Mariners (@Mariners) May 18, 2017
We will honor him tonight at @SafecoField with a moment of silence pregame. pic.twitter.com/t1t0BoG0PL
The Mariners emblazoned the Safeco Field scoreboard with a photo of Cornell during the contest and also held a pregame moment of silence.
Pregame tribute here for Chris Cornell, one of four frontmen who brought Seattle’s sound to the national stage during the 1980s and 90s. pic.twitter.com/7bNbk9mNQC
— Daryl Van Schouwen (@CST_soxvan) May 19, 2017
Cornell, who was 52 years old at the time of his death, won two Grammy awards with Soundgarden in 1995.