Bleacher Report · Dec 22, 2018
Lorena Martin Sues Mariners over Alleged Racial, Gender Discrimination
Former Seattle Mariners high-performance director Dr. Lorena Martin has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the team and accused them of racial bias and gender discrimination.
Per Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times, Martin said in the suit she informed multiple members of the Mariners' front office—owners John Stanton and Buck Ferguson and CEO Kevin Mather—about alleged discriminatory treatment going back to March.
Martin, who was fired by the team on Oct. 10, posted on Instagram last month that she "witnessed and heard first hand" comments from general managerJerry Dipoto, manager Scott Servais and director of player development Andy McKay that Latinos were "lazy, dumb and stupid."