A day after Scott Servais was removed as manager of the Seattle Mariners, Dan Wilson entered the clubhouse tasked with getting the team back on track for the final 34 games of the season.
The team is 20-33 since taking a 10-game lead in the AL West race in June, and they're coming off a 1-8 road trip that led to Servais being cut loose. Wilson has been a member of the front office in varying roles, including an instructor in spring training, a roving minor league instructor, and part-time broadcaster as well.It's now his job to try and find a solution to the Mariners slide and help fix a moribund offense on the fly.
"Generally, on some of the crappy teams I’ve been on in the past you see guys throw in the towel," Haniger said. "You can see guys show up late, not put in work, play cards, not try to get better. That’s not the case here. So I think it can be a flip of a switch and get right back on track. So I'm excited for that."While Haniger was intent on trying to move forward as quickly as possible, shortstop J.P.
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