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Mariners Blog

November 19, 2008

Now the Mariners are saying it: Wakamatsu is their manager

Posted at 9:08 am by By Kirby Arnold

Unwilling to confirm Tuesday what KING 5 TV first reported and the rest of the baseball world knew by day's end, the Mariners this morning announced the hiring of Don Wakamatsu as their manager. A news conference is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. at Safeco Field.

Interestingly, the Mariners say Wakamatsu will wear No. 16. That number has belonged to popular utility player Willie Bloomquist throughout his career with the M's. Bloomquist is a free agent and it has seemed clear for a while that he won't return to his hometown team (he grew up in Port Orchard). Still, seeing someone else put on that jersey, as Wakamatsu will this afternoon for the cameras, is a sign of the changes on the roster that are just beginning.

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