SEATTLE (AP) — Reserve catcher Steve Clevenger was suspended for the rest of the season without pay Friday by the Seattle Mariners in the wake of his tweets regarding a recent police shooting in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the Black Lives Matter movement.
"As soon as we became aware of the tweets posted by Steve yesterday we began to examine all of our options in regard to his standing on the team," General manager Jerry Dipoto said in a statement.
Dipoto said Clevenger was informed of the suspension on Friday. Clevenger will lose 10 days' pay from his $516,500 salary in the major leagues, which comes to $28,224.