The Seattle Mariners are moving on from Dan Wilson after a season that fell apart far faster than anyone in the organization expected.
According to a report from the Seattle Times, Seattle told Wilson on Sunday that he will not be back next season. The move comes after the Mariners followed up an American League West title and a deep postseason run with a brutal drop down the standings.
Wilson had stepped in for Scott Servais in August 2024 and helped steer Seattle to one of the best seasons in team history. The Mariners won the division last year and pushed all the way to Game 7 of the American League Championship Series, where their World Series chase ended against the Toronto Blue Jays.
With much of the core returning, another run at the division looked very much in play.
That never materialized.
Seattle was 36-32 on June 9 and sitting three games up in the division. From there, the Mariners never found their footing and entered Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Los Angeles Angels at 75-86.
Wilson is the one who will pay the price, but the collapse was broader than the manager alone.
Cal Raleigh, coming off a record 60-home run season, dropped sharply at the plate. He entered Sunday hitting .177 with 23 home runs.
Julio Rodríguez also went through the worst offensive season of his career, Taylor Ward didn’t give the club the lift it wanted after the deadline, and injuries to J.P. Crawford and Brendan Donovan added to the mess.
The pitching staff was part of the problem, too. Andrés Muñoz went into the final weekend with 10 blown saves and a 4.24 ERA. Bryan Woo struggled on the road, George Kirby allowed 10.2 hits per nine innings, and Bryce Miller posted a 6.05 ERA after the All-Star break.
Wilson also drew criticism for some of his in-game choices during the skid, including a pitching decision that left Miller in long enough to issue seven walks in a 19-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs.
Seattle’s season also included a staggering 22-0 defeat to Milwaukee late in the year.
A managerial change gives the Mariners a fresh start, but it won’t fix everything by itself. The next skipper inherits a roster with real talent, yet if Raleigh, Rodríguez and the pitching group don’t rebound, Seattle could be back in the same spot before long.
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