Seattle Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto and manager Scott Servais are doing damage control with players who were directly mentioned or referenced by former team CEO Kevin Mather in an online video that led to his resignation. He also admitted the team may be manipulating service time for some of its young players. Gonzales said players are viewing Mather’s remarks as the views of someone “not close to us. But I feel very good about this group and I am proud of the way they’ve handled things so far. We could talk about this all day long and our players will continue to handle things the right way.”___Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...AP freelance writer Mark Didtler in Tampa, Fla., contributed to this report.

Source: thestar February 23, 2021 18:00 UTC