Mariners Expected To Fire Manager Scott Servais
3 months agoThe Seattle Mariners are expected to fire manager Scott Servais and replace him with Dan Wilson amidst the team's stunning collapse in the second half, according to sources briefed on the team's plans. The Mariners have turned a 10-game lead in the American League West into a five-game deficit, jeopardizing what seemed to be a march toward the playoffs for a franchise that's in search of its first pennant. Seattle's elite pitching staff has been wasted by a weak offense that ranks at the bottom of the league by multiple measures. Servais, 59, was in his ninth season as the M's manager, and he had compiled a 680-642 record since his hiring in 2016. However, the team's lone playoff appearance during his tenure came in 2022. Wilson played for Seattle from 1994-2005, spending much of that time as lefty Randy Johnson's batterymate. However, he's never been on a big-league coaching staff or managed at any level.
Source: The Athletic - Ken Rosenthal and Marc Carig
Source: The Athletic - Ken Rosenthal and Marc Carig