Seattle Mariners hire Chicago Cubs farm director Jason Kanzler as manager
The Seattle Mariners have named Chicago Cubs farm director Jason Kanzler as their next manager, the team announced.
Seattle Mariners: What Happened
Yahoo Sports reported on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 in a story involving Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs, Jason Kanzler. Here is how the report opens:
The Seattle Mariners have named Chicago Cubs farm director Jason Kanzler as their next manager, the team announced.
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It is one of many Baseball stories we are following today, and 3 outlets are covering it. Below are the key takeaways, how the story is being reported across the sport, background on Seattle Mariners and what to watch next.
Key Takeaways
- The story: Seattle Mariners hire Chicago Cubs farm director Jason Kanzler as manager
- Who’s involved: Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs and Jason Kanzler
- League: Baseball
- First reported: Tuesday, November 3, 2026 by Yahoo Sports
- Coverage: 3 outlets are covering it: Yahoo Sports, ESPN and MLB Trade Rumors
How Other Outlets Are Covering It
The same MLB story, as reported by 2 other outlets:
- Mariners hire Kanzler as manager to replace fired WilsonESPN The Mariners have named Cubs farm director Jason Kanzler as their next manager, the team announced Tuesday.
- Jason Kanzler hired as the 22nd manager of the Seattle MarinersYahoo Sports The next era in Seattle is here.
- Mariners Hire Jason Kanzler As ManagerMLB Trade Rumors 11:03 am CT: The Mariners have officially announced Kanzler as their new manager. “Our goal in this process was finding a manager with the ability to challenge all of us to improve,” Dipoto said in a statement. “Jason…
Background: Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. The Mariners compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West Division.
Text from Wikipedia’s Seattle Mariners article, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happened with Seattle Mariners?
The Seattle Mariners have named Chicago Cubs farm director Jason Kanzler as their next manager, the team announced. Yahoo Sports reported the story on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
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Yahoo Sports first reported it on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. ESPN, Yahoo Sports and MLB Trade Rumors also covered it. ForTheFans summarizes it here with background and related Baseball news.
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