Scott Servais learned Mariners were firing him from X alert: ‘Alarming that I found out that way’
The Seattle Mariners argued they needed to change their rhetoric when they decided to fire manager Scott Servais amid the team’s recent slump, but the former manager says he was never personally informed of the decision by the team until he found out about it on his cell phone. The Mariners decided to fire Servais […]
Scott Servais found out Mariners fired him from phone alert: ‘Alarming’
When Scott Servais’ cell phone rang Thursday morning, he couldn’t believe what he saw. Servais was fired as Mariners manager on Thursday with the team struggling and its playoff hopes in jeopardy, but less than 90 minutes before he was scheduled to meet with Seattle team president Jerry Dipoto, he got a notification on his […]
Mariners explain reasoning behind firing manager Scott Servais: ‘Needed a new voice’
The Seattle Mariners have announced that they have fired Scott Servais, their manager for the past nine seasons, following a poor performance in the American League West. The moves, which also included the firing of hitting coach Jarrett DeHart, came after the Mariners suffered an 8-4 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers that dropped them […]
Scott Servais found out he was fired by Mariners in worst way possible
SEATTLE — As the possibility of a managerial change circulated, Scott Servais learned he was no longer managing the Seattle Mariners, not from his boss but from a breaking news report on his TV screen. The Mariners made a clumsy blunder on Thursday, another misstep in a two-month span that has seen the team go […]
Mariners’ J.P. Crawford, Scott Servais unload on umpire for bad call
JP Crawford wasn’t buying it. In the top of the fifth inning on Wednesday, with the Mariners trailing by three runs to the Guardians, Crawford was out on a strike-three pitch that was well outside the zone, leaving a runner on second base. The infuriated shortstop threw down his helmet and promptly stuck his finger […]