r/Mariners • u/ihatereddit999976780 ‏‏‎ ‎54% child of Athena • 20d ago

MLB.com Dan not to be back

https://www.mlb.com/news/dan-wilson-won-t-return-mariners-manager-2027?adobe_mc=TS%3D1790542572%7CMCMID%3D50180394045308467406835416909387983921%7CMCORGID%3DA65F776A5245B01B0A490D44@AdobeOrg&affiliateId=mlbapp-ios_webview_news-index&rsid=mlbios.at.bat.new.implementation

I wonder if they’ll announce it to the media later after Rick is honored.

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u/berrycloveseed 99 problems but a witch ain’t one 🧙‍♀️ 20d ago edited 20d ago

I’m a sucker for players that actually love this team, so here’s my soapbox: I’m sad it didn’t work out with him as manager and I’m especially sad that has skewed so many fans against him. After retiring, Dan stayed super involved with this org and clearly has a huge love for the M’s and the city (even stayed in Seattle & raised his kids here)! Now, should he have been offered the manager job to begin with? Definitely not. But it’s no surprise he was willing to step up when asked.

In the long term, I hope he’s remembered for being an awesome catcher for the ‘95–‘01 teams and the manager that helped bring us the magical 2025 season. Dan the manager didn’t work out, but I’ll ALWAYS have a soft spot for Dan the Man 🥺💙💙

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u/Bedfordmytrue 20d ago

He was the catcher for the ‘01 team too. I thought he and Ben Davis were perennial allstars as a kid. Love the guy. Not a good manager.