Seattle Mariners to fire manager Scott Servais in midst of collapse – report
by Agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#6Q61G)
- Dan Wilson to take over for Servais as Seattle manager
- Mariners have frittered away 13-game lead in AL West
The Seattle Mariners fired manager Scott Servais on Thursday with the team in the midst a two-month collapse that included squandering a 10-game lead in the division and slipping to the fringes of playoff contention in the American League.
The team tabbed former Seattle catcher Dan Wilson to take over for Servais, who was the second manager in baseball let go this season following Pedro Grifol with the Chicago White Sox. Wilson is the manager moving forward, not an interim for the rest of the season.
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