{"id":933375,"date":"2026-10-19T04:46:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T04:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/933375\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T04:46:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T04:46:21","slug":"mariners-had-interest-in-carlos-mendoza-for-managerial-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/933375\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariners Had Interest In Carlos Mendoza For Managerial Opening"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Mets manager Carlos Mendoza was hired<\/a> by the Phillies to be their third base coach earlier this week. Philadelphia wasn\u2019t the only team pursuing him, though. Jorge Castillo of ESPN<\/a> reports that Mendoza was in the mix for the Mariners\u2019 managerial vacancy. He withdrew his name to take the job with the Phillies.<\/p>\n

New York fired Mendoza in late June. The club was 13 games under .500 at the time. He remained a coaching free agent through the end of the season. Mendoza is stepping in for Anthony Contreras as Philly\u2019s third base coach. He\u2019ll also serve as the team\u2019s infield coach.<\/p>\n

Seattle is the only team without a skipper right now. Philadelphia was briefly on the list, but the organization signed<\/a> Don Mattingly to a two-year deal. Mattingly had been promoted from bench coach to interim manager in April after Rob Thomson was fired.<\/p>\n

Dan Wilson has helmed the Mariners for the past two and a half seasons. He led the club to a 90-win campaign in his first full year in 2025. Seattle won the AL West and reached the postseason for just the second time since 2001. The 2026 season didn\u2019t go as smoothly. The Mariners were 10 games under .500 and finished third in an underwhelming division. Wilson told reporters on the final day of the regular season that he wouldn\u2019t be returning<\/a> in 2027.<\/p>\n

After Wilson\u2019s departure, reports<\/a> emerged that the Mariners wanted an experienced manager. Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo was cited as a potential candidate, though he\u2019s since re-upped with Arizona. Mendoza isn\u2019t a grizzled coaching veteran, but he would\u2019ve at least had more manager reps than Seattle\u2019s previous options. Wilson hadn\u2019t managed in the big leagues before getting the gig. Neither had Scott Servais, who spent eight years in the role ahead of Wilson.<\/p>\n

With Mendoza and Lovullo off the market, the only known candidate for Seattle\u2019s vacancy is former Astros manager Joe Espada. The team received<\/a> permission to interview Espada on Tuesday, a day before the official announcement<\/a> that his contract with Houston wouldn\u2019t be renewed. Espada led the Astros to two division titles in three seasons. They were ousted in the Wild Card round both times.<\/p>\n

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