Mariners fire GM Jack Zduriencik amid disappointing season

The Seattle Mariners announced Friday morning that they have fired general manager Jack Zduriencik.

Assistant GM Jeff Kingston will take over the role for the rest of the 2015 season, but team president Kevin Mather said in a statement that the search for a new GM will begin immediately. Zduriencik was hired as Seattle’s GM in October 2008.

Expected to be a World Series contender this season, the Mariners struggled out of the gate and never recovered. They have the third-worst record in the American League at 59-69.

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