SEATTLE, Wash. — The Seattle Mariners organization is saddened by the passing of former pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre Sr.
Stottlemyre, 77 (born Nov. 13, 1941), was diagnosed with multiple myeloma (a cancer of the blood plasma) on April 9, 2000. He underwent treatment, including a stem cell transplant in September, 2000, that led to a long remission prior to a return of the cancer in 2010.
“Mel was an outstanding pitcher, earning his place among the best Yankees pitchers ever, and won five World Titles as a pitching coach, as well as the thanks and respect of a legion of pitchers he coached from youth baseball to the Majors,” said Mariners President & CEO Kevin Mather.