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Mariners Consider Experienced Managers After Dan Wilson’s Departure
The Seattle Mariners are searching for a new manager after Dan Wilson left the job.
The team is looking beyond its own organization and is prioritizing candidates with managerial experience.
Joe Espada is among the candidates, and Seattle has permission to speak with him; his Houston Astros contract is expiring.
The Mariners are also reportedly interested in former managers Rocco Baldelli and Brandon Hyde.
Seattle is seeking stability in the dugout and would break a long-running pattern: its last hire with prior major-league managing experience was Lloyd McClendon in 2013.
Espada won a World Series as an Astros bench coach, while Baldelli and Hyde each led teams to division titles; Hyde also won AL Manager of the Year.
The Mariners have not announced a choice, and no next steps or timeline are given.
The Seattle Mariners are considering experienced candidates to replace Dan Wilson as manager.
The reported candidates include Joe Espada, Rocco Baldelli and Brandon Hyde.
The team is looking outside its organization and is prioritizing managerial experience.
The Mariners have received permission to speak with Espada, whose contract is expiring.
- Who
- The Seattle Mariners are searching for a manager after Dan Wilson’s departure. Reported candidates include Joe Espada, Rocco Baldelli and Brandon Hyde.
- What
- The Mariners are considering experienced managers for their next skipper.
- When
- After Dan Wilson’s departure; the article was published on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- Seattle, Washington.
- Why
- The Mariners are prioritizing managerial experience and appear to be seeking stability in the dugout.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Mariners last hired a manager with prior major league experience, Lloyd McClendon.
Joe Espada won the World Series as the Houston Astros’ bench coach.
Rocco Baldelli was let go by the Minnesota Twins.
The Mariners began searching outside the organization and received permission to speak with Espada.
- Reported candidates
- Joe Espada, Rocco Baldelli and Brandon Hyde
- Espada’s Astros record
- 256–229 over three seasons as manager
- Baldelli’s Twins record
- 527–505 over seven seasons
- Hyde’s Orioles season
- 101 wins in 2023
- Last experienced Mariners hire
- Lloyd McClendon in 2013
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Mariners are casting wide net for their managerial job, a plum job due to talent, city, potential. Joe Espada, Rocco Baldelli, Brandon Hyde, David Ross are among possible candidates who’d fit preference for experience. Seattle received permission on Espada, as @Feinsand said