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Mariners president/CEO resigns after comments
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Monday, 22 February 2021 15:50
Seattle Mariners president and CEO Kevin Mather resigned Monday after comments he made to a Rotary Club earlier this month surfaced and received widespread backlash Sunday.Mariners chairman and managing partner John Stanton said in a statement Monday that he "was extremely disappointed" when he learned of Mather's comments, which were made to a Bellevue, Washington, Rotary Club on Feb. 5…
Tatis Jr. on deal: 'I want the statue on one team'
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Monday, 22 February 2021 16:12
SAN DIEGO -- In discussing options for a long-term deal with electrifying young shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr., the San Diego Padres brought up the concept of "a statue contract."As in, if the kid is as good as Hall of Famers Tony Gwynn and Trevor Hoffman were, maybe in 15 or 20 years there will be a statue of "El Niño"…
Trout talks to Clark 'once a day' amid CBA push
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Monday, 22 February 2021 12:23
The Major League Baseball Players Association, with just over nine months remaining in the current collective bargaining agreement, has been soliciting insight from some of its most prominent players -- and Mike Trout seemingly is among them.Trout said Monday that he speaks with MLBPA executive director Tony Clark "probably once a day" as the union and MLB approach a critical…
Reliever Jeffress gets minors deal with Nationals
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Monday, 22 February 2021 12:03
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Right-handed reliever Jeremy Jeffress agreed to terms with the Washington Nationals on a minor league deal that is pending the successful completion of a physical exam."He's got to come in, take his intake test, take a physical, and then we'll know more after that. But if everything goes well, I'm excited that we'll have him,"…
'Make amends'? Mariners CEO Kevin Mather can't take back those 45 disastrous minutes of disrespectful words
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Monday, 22 February 2021 11:25
Over the course of a 45-minute chat to a local Rotary Club in early February, Seattle Mariners CEO Kevin Mather disparaged a Japanese player for not learning English, belittled a star prospect from the Dominican Republic for his language skills and derided another top prospect while admitting to manipulating his service time. He called his team's best pitcher "very boring"…
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