The Seattle Mariners might find themselves lined up against a familiar face next season.

Former M’s manager Scott Servais is reportedly a candidate for the managerial openings for two American League rivals: the Minnesota Twins and Baltimore Orioles.

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La Velle E. Neal of the Minnesota Tribune reported the Twins’ interest in Servais on Monday, while MLB Network insider and New York Post columnist Jon Heyman added that Servais is a candidate for the O’s in his own report.

Servais is the second-winningest manager in Mariners history, leading Seattle to a 680-642 record over nine seasons with the team. He was skipper when the Mariners broke a 21-year playoff drought by winning the third wild card from the American League to the postseason in 2022.

The Mariners replaced Servais with current manager Dan Wilson on Aug. 22, 2024 after Seattle fell to a 64-64 record and out of first place in the AL West by losing eight games during a nine-game stretch.

Servais, 58, was twice a finalist for AL Manager of the Year while with the Mariners. He spent this season as a special assistant for the San Diego Padres, who are currently looking to fill a managerial void of their own following the retirement of Mike Shildt.

The Minnesota vacancy may be a geographical fit for Servais, who hails from one state over in Wisconsin. The Twins announced Rocco Baldelli would not return as manager after they finished fourth in the AL Central with a 70-92 record. Minnesota last made the playoffs in 2023 when they won the AL Central.

The Twins’ other candidates include Vance Wilson, Nick Punto, Derek Shelton, James Rowson and Ramón Vázquez, per MLB Trade Rumors.

Baltimore, which parted ways with Brandon Hyde in May, finished last in the AL East with a 75-87 record a year after making the postseason in 2024 as the AL’s first wild card. The O’s have shown interest publicly in their interim manager Tony Mansolino, former Mets manager Luis Rojas and legendary slugger Albert Pujols, per MLB Trade Rumors.

There are currently seven manager openings in MLB, with a pair of AL West teams – the Texas Rangers (Skip Schumaker) and Los Angeles Angels (Kurt Suzuki) – having already settled on new skippers.

The Mariners returned to the playoffs for the first time in 2022 and won their first AL West title since 2001 in their first full season after switching from Servais to Wilson at manager. They beat the Detroit Tigers in five games in an AL Division Series, and won three games in the AL Championship Series to come within one win of the World Series for the first time in franchise history before losing 4-3 in Game 7 to the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night.

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