SI.com · Feb 22, 2021
Mariners President and CEO Kevin Mather Resigns After Denigrating Comments Surface
Mariners president and CEO Kevin Mather has resigned, the team announced Monday.
The resignation comes after a video surfaced in which Mather belittles the English of former pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma and prospect outfielder Julio Rodríguez. He made the comments in a talk to a Rotary Club in early February.
Mariners chairman John Stanton will serve as acting president and CEO until a successor is hired.
"Like all of you, I was extremely disappointed when I learned of Kevin Mather's recent comments," Stanton said in the statement. "His comments were inappropriate and do not represent our organization's feelings about our players, staff and fans."