Seattle Mariners Hire Jerry Dipoto As New GM
- Updated: September 29, 2015
SEATTLE, Wa- According to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports the Seattle Mariners have hired former Los Angeles of Anaheim general manager Jerry Dipoto as their new GM.
#Mariners make it official: Jerry Dipoto is their new GM.
Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) September 28, 2015
Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times tweeted out his congratulations to Dipoto.
Congrats to Jerry Dipoto, new SEA GM. 3 of his LAA hires (Klentak, Morris, Servais) interviewed to replace him; we’ll see who follows him.
Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) September 28, 2015
Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times also tweeted a congratulations.
Congrats to Jerry Dipoto on being named #Mariners GM. Will be interesting to see if there is some kind of exodus from #Angels to Seattle.
Mike DiGiovanna (@MikeDiGiovanna) September 28, 2015
Dipoto was the general manager of the Angels for 3.5 years before resigning in July. He will need to find a way to get Seattle back to playoffs. The team currently has talent with Robinson Cano, Kyle Seager, and Felix Herandez as the pieces to build around.
Good Luck Jerry Dipoto!
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