Top Seattle Mariners Executive Has High Praise For M's Rookie Third Baseman

The Mariners' top executive, president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto, praised Williamson in an episode of "The Wheelhouse With Jerry Dipoto," which released May 3:

"He has been one of the most consistent people that we have had in our organization," Dipoto said. "He's thoughtful, he puts in the work. If he's not out on the field or in the cages, he's in the weight room. He's an awesome teammate. We saw it in spring training. He had a really good spring. And he just absorbed as much as he could. Every minute that he could, he was always hovering around the veteran hitters, trying to pull whatever he could from them. And more often, with guys who are in their first big league camp or they're coming in, they'll pull up with the other guys who are in their circumstance. And Ben didn't do that in the spring. He spent a lot of time around J.P. (Crawford), he spent a lot of time around the veteran hitters, the Cal (Raleigh's). And it gave him a level of comfort when he got his call-up. He's a dynamic defender. He's about as good a third base defender as you can draw up."

If Williamson continues at his current trajectory, he'll likely remain a permanent fixture for the team at third base for years to come. Seattle had Kyle Seager in that spot from 2011-2021, and then had Eugenio Suarez from 2022-2023 before using Josh Rojas there in 2024.