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Former Mariners Trainers Leonardo Santiago and Jose Valdez Accuse Team of Racial Discrimination

The story of Dr. Lorena Martin’s dismissal from the Mariners added another chapter yesterday. On a day dominated by news of the James Paxton trade, the first members of the Mariners organization to support, at least in part, Dr. Martin’s claims came forward. The trainers she named as having been fired (their contracts were not renewed) offered the media their stories.

Early yesterday morning TODO Deporte Online posted an interview with Leonardo Santiago in which he alleges racial discrimination by Jerry Dipoto and Andy McKay [NB: the interview, like the article, is in Spanish, and the audio quality of the call is poor].