Rocco Baldelli Withdraws Name From Mariners’ Managerial Search

By Mark Polishuk | at October 25, 2026 9:25pm CDT Rocco Baldelli was a candidate to be the Mariners’ next manager, but the former Twins skipper has removed himself from the search due to “family considerations,” The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reports. The news leaves former Astros manager Joe Espada and Cubs director of player development Jason Kanzler as the only two known candidates remaining for the job. Other unknown names are reportedly in the mix, but Seattle was apparently “in an advanced stage” in the process, as Rosenthal, Chandler Rome, and Patrick Mooney put it earlier this week. More to...