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The Mariners started out by going for a first-time general manager in October.
The new GM, Jack Zduriencik, followed suit in November when he hired Don Wakamatsu, most recently the bench coach in Oakland, as the club's manager for 2009.
Wakamatsu, the 14th manager in Mariners history, is the first Asian-American manager in major league history.
"I'm honored to have a history and to carry that on in a sense," said Wakamatsu, a native of Hood River, Ore. "If I can set somewhat of a stepping stone for future Japanese-Americans and just the equality in baseball, I'm glad to bear that torch." First and foremost, however, he will try to breathe some life into Seattle after the Mariners' worst season in memory, a season that saw Seattle finish with the worst...
19 Nov 2008 at 4:01pm
The Seattle Mariners made history Wednesday when they named former Oakland Athletics bench coach Don Wakamatsu as their new manager.
19 Nov 2008 at 7:27am
The Seattle Mariners will name Don Wakamatsu their manager Wednesday, completing a three-week search for a...
18 Nov 2008 at 1:12am
New general manager Jack Zduriencik made more changes to the Seattle Mariners front office Monday, demoting director of player development Greg Hunter and promoting Pedro Grifol to director of minor league operations. Seattle also hired former Washington Nationals third base coach Tim Tolman as its new coordinator of minor league instruction, Grifol's old job.
Seven interviews in four, whirlwind days. Early breakfast meetings, power lunches, late-dinner talks and reference calls. All that has apparently whittled the Mariners' search for a new manager down to three final candidates and one or two possible wild cards. Seattle general manager Jack Zduriencik said he probably has three men he prefers over the other four and will likely bring them back for a...
12 Nov 2008 at 6:21pm
The Oakland Athletics claimed second baseman Yung Chi Chen off waivers from the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.
6 Nov 2008 at 5:18pm
Outfielders Torii Hunter of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners both won their eighth consecutive Gold Gloves on Thursday, headlining the group of American League winners.
6 Nov 2008 at 9:29am
Until the hot stove runs out of gas, the Stew will be checking in every day with the latest news from...
6 Nov 2008 at 7:26am
New Seattle Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik said he will "get the ball rolling" next week on a new...
31 Oct 2008 at 2:47pm
Infielder-outfielder Mike Morse was activated from the 60-day disabled list on Friday by the Seattle Mariners. Morse was 2-for-9 (.222) this season, then got hurt in a game on April 13 and had reconstructive shoulder surgery.
31 Oct 2008 at 7:40am
Not long after the Philadelphia Philles won 2008 World Series, BetOnline.com delcared the Boston Red Sox are...
30 Oct 2008 at 7:31pm
The Seattle Mariners can have Ken Griffey Jr. back if they want him, now that he's a free agent. New Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik refused to say whether Seattle will make a push to sign its former franchise center fielder who is still beloved in the Northwest. That was hours after the Chicago White Sox made Griffey a free agent -- and free for a potential return to the team with which he...
28 Oct 2008 at 6:21pm
New Seattle Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik isn't wasting time reorganizing the Mariners' front office. Zduriencik began remodeling the franchise Tuesday, firing scouting director Bob Fontaine and hiring a pair of former colleagues from Milwaukee. Tony Blengino and Tom McNamara will join Seattle's staff after working with Zduriencik in Milwaukee.
24 Oct 2008 at 6:58pm
Jack Zduriencik grew up in western Pennsylvania. During summer vacations in college he would follow his father into the steel mill just across the state line in Youngstown, Ohio, as many sons in that proud, blue-collar region did four decades ago. So what would his rugged dad, who died in 1993, say if he could see his son now -- as the new general manager of the Seattle Mariners?
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