Kevin Mather, president and CEO of Seattle Mariners, is being criticized for comments he made during a Zoom call with a rotating group on Feb. 5.
The video – which came to light on Sunday – includes comments on former All-Star pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma’s need for a translator, the English prowess of one of the organization’s best prospects, and many other things that affect the team’s baseball operations. probably wish you didn’t know about now.
The 46-minute video with the Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club featured Mather’s thoughts on the 2020 season, the upcoming 2021 season and the overall state of the team’s rebuilding, followed by a question-and-answer section.
Mid-afternoon Sunday, the video – which was uploaded to YouTube only on Friday – was removed. The full transcript of Mather’s Zoom call can be found here. As of Sunday-afternoon, the team had no official comment on …