The Seattle Mariners fired General Manager Jack Zduriencik on Friday amid his seventh season after a disappointing tenure in which the club failed to end its playoff drought.
Kevin Mather, the team’s president, announced the decision to fire Zduriencik. The assistant general manager Jeff Kingston will take over for Zduriencik on an interim basis. Kingston joined the Mariners’ front office in 2009 after spending seven years as the director of baseball operations for San Diego.
Mather said he would like to find an experienced general manager and have one in place soon after the regular season ends so as to not be hindered during the off-season.