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Mariners CEO Kevin Mather resigns after video surfaces of him expressing distressing views about players, club operations

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 22, 2021

Less than 24 hours after offering an apology for his array of incendiary comments in a video call in early February, and promising to make things right with the Mariners’ organization, its players and its fans, Kevin Mather has resigned his position as the team’s Chief Executive Officer and president immediately.

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Commentary: Kevin Mather’s Rotary speech made public should be the last strike for Mariners’ CEO

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 22, 2021

Straight to the point: Kevin Mather’s employment with the Seattle Mariners should be finished. Every minute he’s still on the job is a further indictment of the organization and what it stands for.

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In speech made public, Mariners CEO Kevin Mather addresses Jarred Kelenic, team finances and much more

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 21, 2021

PEORIA, Ariz. – Pick your adage – never let them see how the sausage is made, or never let them see behind the curtain – or any other oft-used phrase about oversharing private or sensitive information on decision-making processes.

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Larry Stone: He’s back in the big leagues with a new body and outlook. Meet Chris Flexen, the mystery man in the Mariners’ rotation

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 20, 2021

Chris Flexen has been characterized as a completely different pitcher than the one who left the Mets organization 14 months ago as a broken prospect.

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‘I love this team!’ Scott Servais shows his faith in the Mariners’ roster, but fans may need convincing

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 19, 2021

Before the first Seattle Mariners’ workout of the spring Thursday in Peoria, Arizona, manager Scott Servais began his Zoom news conference by exclaiming, “I love this team! I really do.”

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Mariners finalize $7M, 2-year deal with reliever Ken Giles

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 19, 2021

The Seattle Mariners have finalized a $7 million, two-year contract with reliever Ken Giles that includes a club option for the 2023 season

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Larry Stone: Arizona heat, baseball drills and rotten bananas: What I’ll miss most about spring training this year

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 17, 2021

Seattle Times reporter Ryan Divish has already been sending me screenshots of the temperature in Peoria, Arizona — a sunny 66 degrees at last check — and you know what? It doesn’t bother me too much.

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Analysis: What a healthy James Paxton could mean for the Mariners’ starting rotation

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 17, 2021

James Paxton and Blake Snell stood chatting near the D1 gate of Sea-Tac airport, early Monday morning, waiting to board their flight to Phoenix. Neither the mass of people waiting in the boarding area nor the swarms of snow-stranded travelers shuffling by had any idea that two of baseball’s most talented left-handed pitchers were conversing.

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Spring training is around the corner for the Mariners. Here are 5 questions that need to be answered

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 12, 2021

While the Puget Sound recovers from Snowmageddon 2021, the sun will be shining and temperatures are expected to be in the mid-70s as Mariners pitchers and catchers report to the team’s facility in Peoria, Arizona, on Wednesday for mandatory physicals.

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Kyle Lewis was the AL Rookie of the Year, but he’s motivated to do even more for the Mariners in 2021

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 10, 2021

When the 2020 baseball season ended for Kyle Lewis and the Mariners on Sept. 26 — and another disappointing year without a postseason berth for Seattle — a much-needed break from the daily grind was a priority for the rookie outfielder.

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Mariners’ Mitch Haniger ‘able to get more’ out of his body after recovering from surgeries

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 30, 2021

At varying points of the offseason, both general manager Jerry Dipoto and manager Scott Servais were asked about the health status of All-Star outfielder Mitch Haniger and where he was at in his recovery from the two most recent of three surgeries he underwent in the span of seven months.

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Larry Stone: Can Mariners Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. help make baseball cool again?

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 30, 2021

Any day that features an expanded role for Ken Griffey Jr. in MLB is a good one for the sport. And baseball, sagging in the public perception and steadily falling out of favor with youth, needs now more than ever a transfusion of the charisma and appeal that made Junior a true rock star in his prime.