Seattle Mariners owner Howard Lincoln has retired, the organization announced on Wednesday.
Mike Salk of 710 ESPN Seattle first reported that Lincoln would be retiring.
Minority owner John Stanton will take over as Chairman and CEO, per the Mariners.
The Mariners provided a statement from Stanton:
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The Mariners remained owned on a majority basis by Nintendo of America. Per Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times, "Lincoln is the company’s voice on the team’s board of directors and had essentially become its de facto owner given the limited involvement of the Japanese company in Mariners affairs.