Mariners Official Site · 3 days ago
Mariners closing in on new bench coach (source)
The Mariners are filling out new manager Jason Kanzler’s coaching staff.
The team is in the process of hiring Tanner Swanson to be its next bench coach, a source tells MLB.com’s Daniel Kramer. Swanson, a Washington state native who graduated from Central Washington University, was on the Yankees’ Major League staff from 2020-26. He had served as New York’s director of catching since 2020 and was also its Major League field coordinator since 2024.
The club has not confirmed the hire.
Under Swanson, the Yankees have led MLB in catcher framing runs since 2020 (+86) and rank 11th in blocks above average (+5).