In July 2021, Catie Griggs became Seattle’s president of baseball operations. She’s not only the first ever female president in Mariners history, she’s also the only female with the “president” title in Major League Baseball.
The last time the Seattle Mariners were in the playoffs—that would be 2001— we were all still renting movies from Blockbuster or seeing Harry Potter, the movie, for the first time.
Griggs, 40, recently talked to Yahoo Finance about her journey—and her innovative work with the Mariners over the past 15 months or so. Baseball however has always been a part of Griggs’ life, dating back to her Little League days and rooting for the Durham Bulls minor league team in Raleigh, NC. “Fans can swipe their credit card,” said Griggs, “walk in, get food, concessions, tchotchkes and walk out, avoiding the line altogether and we’ve seen tremendous returns so far.”“Fan-friendly” also means friendly prices. If you have ever been to a game at Yankee Stadium or Fenway Park—where beer and chicken tenders for four can be a bank-account breaker—you know this is a big deal.
“We know for day games a lot of folks have to work,” said Griggs. “So if you have to work, we can give you a pretty cool backdrop to do it.” The bottom line? “It really is about how… we leverage the incredible asset we have at T-Mobile Park to we’re creating an experience that works for everyone.”
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