Seattle Mariners fire longtime manager Scott Servais; ex-Seattle catcher Dan Wilson to serve as manager
Servais, who helped end Seattle’s playoff drought in 2022, is out along with hitting coach Jarret DeHart amid midseason skid.
One day after being swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Seattle Mariners have fired longtime manager Scott Servais and has replaced him with former Mariners All-Star catcher Dan Wilson.
Earlier on Thursday, The Athletic reported that Servais losing his job was imminent. Mariners president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto confirmed in a statement that Servais will be replaced by Wilson.
Wilson, a member of the Mariners’ Hall of Fame, has no previous managerial experience.
He has been a special assignment coordinator for spring training with the club over the past few years.
“We believe that we need a new voice in the clubhouse,” Dipoto said in the statement, praising Wilson as “a key member” of the organization.
“He is well respected within and outside of the clubhouse, and we are confident he will do a great job in leading our group over the final six weeks of the season and moving forward.”
Per the statement, Wilson will manage his first game Friday, as the Mariners hope to reverse a midseason collapse with a home series against the San Francisco Giants.
Dipoto told reporters Thursday that Wilson will not have an “interim” title, but that he is the manager moving forward.
