SEATTLE -- Nintendo of America will sell its majority interest in the Mariners to other members of its current ownership group, the club announced Wednesday, in a move that coincides with the retirement of longtime Mariners CEO and chairman Howard Lincoln.
John Stanton, who has been one of 17 people with minority shares in the team, will take over Lincoln's role and will be the point person once the transaction is completed. The ownership group also acquired Nintendo's majority interest in ROOT Sports Northwest.
Stanton, 60, said the ownership group's goal is to bring a World Series to Seattle and see a parade in his hometown.