Dan Wilson’s time in the Seattle dugout will end after this season, with the 57-year-old telling reporters Sunday that he will not return as Mariners manager next year.
A difficult finish in Seattle
Wilson acknowledged that the club’s season fell well short of its own standards after taking Seattle to the American League Championship Series a year ago.
- Wilson is 57 years old.
- He guided the Mariners to the ALCS last season.
- He said Sunday that he will not be back as manager next year.
- He described the current campaign as difficult and said the results were not what the team expected.
Wilson addresses the results
“This season has been very difficult, and of course the results have not been what any of us had expected,” Wilson said.
The Mariners will now head into the offseason with a managerial opening, ending Wilson’s tenure one year after his club reached the doorstep of the World Series.
