SEATTLE — Catie Griggs has resigned as president of business operations for the Seattle Mariners, the team announced Friday.
Griggs arrived in Seattle in the summer of 2021 after four seasons as the chief business officer for Atlanta United in MLS. She oversaw all aspects of the Mariners organization outside of baseball operations. At the time of her hiring, the team said Griggs was the only woman to hold a “president” title role with a club in the majors.
The Mariners said Griggs was taking a new position on the East Coast to be closer to family.
“In talking with her as she grappled with this decision to return to the East Coast it was clear how much she valued the people that make our organization and team special. But finding an opportunity for Catie and her husband, Justin, to be closer to their extended family was too important to pass up,” Mariners Chairman John Stanton said in a statement. “I know this was a difficult decision for Catie, and I appreciate her professionalism in working with me as she worked through this process.”
