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PHOENIX — As the Arizona Diamondbacks prepare for another early offseason, questions about the club’s direction have surfaced — specifically, manager Torey Lovullo’s place in the organization. Lovullo, whose contract with the D-Backs expires after this season, has emerged as a candidate for the Seattle Mariners’ managerial opening, according to The Seattle Times’ Adam Jude. […]
In 2025, the Seattle Mariners were just one game away from making it to the World Series but lost in the ALCS. That gave fans some hope for 2026, but all that came crashing down as they finished with a 76-86 record, 8 games behind the last Wild Card spot, and ended the Dan Wilson […] The post Mariners’ Manager’s Exit Triggers Major Shake-Up After Disastrous 2026 Collapse appeared first on EssentiallySports .
The Mariners and manager Dan Wilson came within a game of winning the franchise’s first American League pennant a year ago, but he is now out of a job after a bitterly disappointing 2026. Despite lofty preseason expectations and a bevy of talent, the Mariners went 76-86 and finished with the AL’s fourth-worst record. Even […]
After parting ways with manager Dan Wilson yesterday, the Mariners announced sweeping changes to their coaching staff today. While pitching coaches Pete Woodworth and Trent Blank will return, the Mariners have now moved on from their hitting coaches with the exception of franchise legend Edgar Martínez, who Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto said would return “in […]
The Seattle Mariners entered 2026 with championship expectations after an ALCS appearance, only to be eliminated from postseason contention before the final weekend. Injuries, shaky pitching and defensive lapses created a team-wide failure, but the lineup’s biggest problem was that its two franchise faces failed to produce at anything close to their normal standard. Cal […] The post 2 players most to blame for Mariners’ miserable season appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Seattle Mariners’ offseason overhaul did not stop with manager Dan Wilson. One day after announcing Wilson would not return in 2027, the club said bench coach Manny Acta, infield coach Perry Hill, hitting coach Kevin Seitzer, and first base coach Eric Young Jr. also will not be back. President of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto […] The post Mariners clear out coaching staff after firing Dan Wilson appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Mariners aren’t bringing manager Dan Wilson back in 2027, and they announced today that they’re cleaning house on the coaching staff, too. Bench coach Manny Acta, infield coach Perry Hill, hitting coach Kevin Seitzer and first base coach Eric Young Jr. will all be replaced in the offseason, according to the Mariners. “I will […]
The Seattle Mariners will look very different in the dugout in 2027. Monday morning, following the long-expected conclusion of Dan Wilson’s tenure as manager, Jerry Dipoto and Justin Hollander announced that the club will not retain longtime Bench Coach Manny Acta, Infield Coach Perry Hill, Hitting Coach Kevin Seitzer, or First Base Coach Eric Young […]
After falling short of the playoffs this season, the Seattle Mariners will be searching for a new manager over the winter.
At some point in my baseball fandom (likely from the start, I just couldn’t discern it yet) love for the game and love for the people tangled together into one big mass of feeling. And near the center of that tangle, inexorably interwoven, is Rick Rizzs and the Seattle Mariners. For 41 years, we have […]
Rick Rizzs Happy Totals: 76Dan Wilson Tough One Tonights: 86Run Differential: -582025: 90-72, +722024: 85-77, +692023: 88-74, +992022: 90-72, +67 wRC+: 102 (10th)Rotation ERA-/FIP-: 105/98 (19th/13th)Bullpen ERA-/FIP-: 115/103 (27th/20th)OAA: -57 (30th)BsR: -4.6 (24th) Mariners fWAR leader: Randy Arozarena, 5.6Mariners bWAR leader: Randy Arozarena, 5.6 Beef Boy Bombs: 23Josh Naylor SB: 30 for 39Julio HR-SB: 22-22Ty […]
The Seattle Mariners moved on from manager Dan Wilson immediately after the conclusion of the 2026 MLB season. The move to fire Wilson was not especially surprising following what was a truly disappointing season for the Mariners. While it often takes time for a ball club to find its next manager, is it possible that […] The post Mariners rumors: ‘Leading candidate’ to replace Dan Wilson is MLB manager on expiring contract appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Rick Rizzs Happy Totals: 12Dan Wilson Tough One Tonights: 12Run Differential: +15 wRC+: 120 (3rd) (no, really)Rotation ERA-/FIP-: 106/94 (16th, 13th)Bullpen ERA-/FIP-: 118/114 (26th, 26th)OAA: -7 (26th)BsR: 0.4 (12th) Mariners fWAR leader: Randy Arozarena, 1.5 Beef Boy Bombs: 3Josh Naylor SB: 5 for 7Julio HR-SB: 2-5Ty France Memorial HBP Counter: Randy Arozarena, 5 Taylor Ward […]
Hello friends! The Mariners ended their season on a bittersweet note last night, winning 7-3 and sending Rick Rizzs off in style. We’ll miss you, Rick! Here’s what else is happening around baseball as the postseason gets underway. In Mariners news… Around the league…
How harsh can the world of sports be? Ask Dan Wilson. The 57-year-old Illinois native has a gigantic mural in the third-base hallway and has played multiple roles for the Seattle Mariners. After spending his playing career as a catcher for the team, Wilson took over as manager two years ago, replacing Scott Servais. Last […] The post Mariners Fire Dan Wilson as Turbulent Season Comes to Heartbreaking End appeared first on EssentiallySports .
Heading into the 2026 Major League Baseball season, the New York Mets, Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays looked like three of the biggest challengers to the Dodgers dynasty. Meanwhile the Tampa Bay Rays were supposed to finish in dead last in the AL East and a fourth consecutive season with at least 100 losses felt like a real possibility for the Chicago White Sox.
The 2026 Mariners season has come to a close. It opened with incredible and much-discussed promise, it sank visibly into the unforgiving ocean as the season went on, and it came to an unceremonious end over the duration of September, each nail slammed in the casket to the crawling cadence of an old sea dirge. The story of our latter-day Edmund Fitzgerald ended with the long-telegraphed departure of manager Dan Wilson, who informed his players before the final game that it would be his l...
Reports began to surface last week that Dan Wilson wouldn’t be retained as the Mariners manager, and the Seattle Times’ Ryan Divish reported that Wilson told the team before today’s season finale that he wouldn’t be returning in 2027. Wilson then officially announced his departure in his post-game press conference, and Divish was among the […]
When news that Mariners manager Dan Wilson would not return in 2027 broke on social media, a significant portion of the fanbase was ecstatic, seeing Wilson as one of the primary culprits in the team’s dreadful season where they fell significantly short of expectations. (The portion that wasn’t celebrating was mostly complaining that the move […]
The Seattle Mariners end the 2026 season with a 76-86 record and will not advance to the playoffs. Shortly after Sunday’s 7-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels, the franchise announced that it is moving on from manager Dan Wilson. Mariners’ President of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto announced that Wilson will not be returning to […] The post Mariners fire Dan Wilson after nightmare 2026 season appeared first on ClutchPoints .
As the Seattle Mariners conclude a brutal 2026 season, there are expected changes to be made when it comes to main figureheads within the ball club. While the Mariners went through a disastrous season, fans can expect manager Dan Wilson to be fired, but what about president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto? According to MLB […] The post Mariners rumors: Dan Wilson expected to be fired, but why not Jerry Dipoto? appeared first on ClutchPoints .
As the Mariners have approached the merciful conclusion of the 2026 season, I’ve been thinking about a scene from War & Peace. Early on, Prince Andrei is seeking fulfillment through glory on the battlefield. Amid the staggering violence in the Battle of Austerlitz, he sees a bannerman fall. As General Kutuzov’s troops break and flee, […]
Mariners 7, Angels 3, Rick Rizzs 1 in a million The Astros going 81-81: Logan Gilbert, +.015 WPAThe Astros winning the division at 81-81: Julio Rodríguez, -0.09 WPA Game Thread Comments of the Day Both PDX bros coming through today.
Sunday was a day of farewells for the Mariners on and off the field. Making official what many have suspected, sources inside the Mariners organization say that the Mariners and manager Dan Wilson have parted ways. According to Daniel Kramer of MLB.com and Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times, Wilson informed players he would not […]
After falling short of the playoffs this season, the Seattle Mariners will be searching for a new manager over the winter.