![]() ![]() So how'd you wind up as president of the Seattle Mariners?ĬATIE GRIGGS: Baseball has always been a part of my life. You weren't necessarily a baseball lifer. And I've been incredibly fortunate that it's taken me here to the Seattle Mariners.ĭAVE BRIGGS: Yeah, you weren't really focused on baseball. With that being said, I've really built a career around learning and trying to find places where I didn't have experience, get that experience, and see where it took me. I never could have scripted the career path that I've been on. What's the common thread throughout that journey?ĬATIE GRIGGS: I've been incredibly fortunate throughout my career to be surrounded by mentors who have helped support me as I try to figure out what I wanted to be when I grew up. You went to Turner Sports, you worked for the Atlanta United FC Soccer Club, and now the Mariners. You enrolled at North Carolina State at 14. The journey has been an interesting one for you. ![]() And therefore, you can do it.ĭAVE BRIGGS: I hope so. But with that being said, it's helpful to see someone like you and know that there are people that can do it. With the only one that has that title, what do you want young women to learn from your rise to this point?ĬATIE GRIGGS: I think I'd say you don't have to be anything unique. Hopefully someday, being the only woman president in Major League Baseball is not a big deal. And now we can focus on bigger and better goals.ĭAVE BRIGGS: You are clearly the lucky charm in your first year. Getting that monkey off our back was incredibly important. I mean, it really was a moment of celebration for this city. It was incredible on Friday night if you saw it on the faces of our athletes, and the fans, in the stands, and in basically homes throughout our region. How do you describe the excitement level in Seattle?ĬATIE GRIGGS: I mean, it's palpable. Your star player, Julio Rodriguez, had not yet turned one the last time this happened. Let's talk about it with Mariners president of business operations, Catie Griggs. And Friday, the longest postseason drought in American professional sports comes to a close. Video TranscriptĭAVE BRIGGS: The last time the Seattle Mariners played a playoff game, we were still renting movies from Blockbuster Video, including the first "Harry Potter" flick. Seattle Mariners President Catie Griggs sits down with Yahoo Finance Live to discuss engaging fans during the team's first playoff appearance in 21 years, the Savannah Bananas, and the team's stadium partnerships with Amazon. ![]()
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