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Mariners Cutting Staff Salaries to Avoid COVID-19 Layoffs, Furloughs

The Seattle Mariners will cut the salaries of their baseball operations department and field staff by 20 percent amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to The Athletic's Corey Brock.

The action will go into effect June 1 and extend through Oct. 31. Employees making less than $60,000 will be exempted.

"We wanted to make sure we did the right thing and kept people afloat during a difficult time," general manager Jerry Dipoto said.

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