First Dipoto, now Servais. Mariners, manager agree to multi-year contract extension

The Seattle Mariners and manager Scott Servais agreed on a multi-year contract extension, the team announced Friday morning.

They did not announce specifics of the deal, but it figures to keep Servais with the Mariners through at least the 2020 season, and it comes in the same month that the Mariners extended Dipoto’s contract on a multi-year deal.

Both Dipoto and Servais were reported to be in the final years of their contracts after both joined the Mariners before the 2016 season, and this comes with the Mariners holding the fourth-best record in the majors so far at 58-39.

“Scott has created a culture here in Seattle that allows players to be successful,” Dipoto said in a press release. A…