Breaking news: Seattle Mariners Former star player takes over as manager made a huge promise…..
Dan Wilson joined the Mariners in the middle of the 1990s and quickly rose to prominence as a player. He played for some of the greatest teams in franchise history during his twelve seasons as the catcher for the Mariners.
With 34 games remaining in the regular season, he is now assuming a new position as manager and attempting to assist the team as they drop out of the American League postseason picture.
This squad is strong. These people are really talented, and occasionally a slight shift in focus may ignite something,” Wilson remarked. “But these guys really do possess it.”
When the Mariners open a series against the San Francisco Giants on Friday night, Wilson was supposed to oversee his first game. In mid-June, the Mariners enjoyed a 10-game lead in the AL West. Wilson, who is 55 years old, was selected to succeed Scott Servais, who was dismissed on Thursday following a 1-8 road trip that left Seattle with a 64-64 record and a 20-33 record.
Servais was in his eighth season as a manager for the Mariners, which makes him the second-longest manager in team history. Wilson felt it was imperative that he take over as permanent manager now.
“Starting something fresh is the idea, and it can’t be accomplished for 34 games. I believe that a significant amount of time is required,” Wilson remarked. “Looking long term is important, but we’re going to have a great run at this here at the end as well.”
At 13 games over.500 and with a chance to win its first division title since 2001, in mid-June, the notion of a late-season managerial change in Seattle seemed outlandish.
However, the team’s sharp downturn since they were 44-31 has been annoying, particularly because their offense finds it difficult to score runs even with the finest pitching staff in baseball.
It was because of this circumstance that Servais was benched on Thursday. Just before his scheduled meeting with Jerry Dipoto, executive vice president of baseball operations, he received a news alert informing him of his dismissal.
It was unexpected. Shortstop J.P. Crawford stated, “I think everyone found out on social media because the first thing you do when you wake up is check your phone and all that kind of stuff.”
It was difficult. Since my very first day here, he has served as my manager, and he has always pushed me to reach my full potential. It hurts to watch him go.
Edgar Martinez, the Hall of Famer from Baseball, joined Wilson’s coaching staff to help with offense, and he will be the hitting coach for the remainder of the season.
Seattle entered Friday’s play with the lowest batting average in the major leagues, the most strikeouts, and 23 games with two runs or fewer scored in the previous 53.
Edgar is the one with hitters that I trust the most, according to Wilson. “I believe that a lot of people are unaware of Edgar’s ability—he was a fantastic hitter with exceptional skill. But he possessed more than that. He researches hitting. He studied hitting extensively and is the best at dissecting it.
