Seattle Mariners president steps down after comments surface in which he disparaged baseball players
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Kevin Mather made the comments to the Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club in Washington on February 5.
The Seattle Times was the first to report details of Mather's comments, which were made February 5 to the Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club in Washington. The rotary club released a roughly 45-minute video of Mather's comments on its YouTube page, which has since been deleted, according to MLB.com. Mather spoke about foreign-born players' ability to speak English, the team's player personnel decisions and financial situation and about tactics the team used to limit young prospects' service time -- a maneuver that allows the team to retain control over the player for longer.More Related News