The Mariners fired manager Scott Servais:

Dan Wilson, the longtime Mariners catcher who had been serving as a coordinator in the organization’s minor league system, will step in as the interim manager, sources said.

“We believe that we need a new voice in the clubhouse,” general manager Jerry Dipoto said. “Dan knows our team and has been a key member of our organization working with players at every level over the past 11 years. He is well respected within and outside of our 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.

“I do want to thank Scott for all his efforts here in Seattle over the past nine seasons. He has poured his passion into the team and our community and I know I speak for the entire Mariners organization in thanking him for has hard work.”

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The Mariners, scoring less than four runs per game, fired their hitting coach as well. The team only has three batters with decent OBPs, and none of them have over 200 AB. Cal Raleigh owns the highest slugging percentage on the team at a paltry .436, and makes a ton of outs.

The AL West was ripe for the Mariners to win this year, and the team blew it. Servais takes the fall.