SEATTLE -- Bench coach Tim Bogar and first-base coach Casey Candaele will not return to the Mariners' coaching staff next season, the club announced Tuesday.
Third base coach Manny Acta will move into the bench coach position, with assistant coach Scott Brosius taking over Acta's spot at third base. Special projects coach Chris Prieto has been promoted to fill Candaele's spot at first base.
"Making change is never easy," said manager Scott Servais, whose club finished in a tie for third in the American League West at 78-84. "You do have relationships with these guys. The guys we let go, both Tim and Casey, are very good baseball guys that I certainly respect and are friends of mine.