Ichiro’s last game as Major League Baseball player for the 2018 season came on Wednesday night at Safeco Field in a 3-2 loss to the Oakland A’s.
The longtime icon and outfielder was removed from the Mariners 25-man roster on Thursday afternoon and assigned a new job in the organization — “Special Assistant to the Chairman”
Officially, John Stanton is the Chairman and managing partner of the Mariners organization
Right-handed pitcher Erik Goeddel has been selected from AAA Tacoma to fill his spot on the 25-man roster.
So what exactly does the Special Assistant to the Chairman do?