{"id":1803,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/1803","headline":"Mariners hire Cubs' Jason Kanzler, 36, as new manager","dek":"Kanzler replaces the fired Dan Wilson and becomes the second-youngest manager in baseball, just behind Washington's Blake Butera.","body":"The Mariners have a new skipper, and he's barely older than some of his players' veteran teammates. Seattle announced Tuesday that it hired Jason Kanzler, the Cubs' director of player development, to replace Dan Wilson, who was fired after the season.\n\nKanzler, 36, arrives with no prior managerial experience but plenty of development pedigree. He had served as the Cubs' farm director since 2024, a stretch that saw outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong develop into one of the game's top players. At 36, Kanzler becomes the second-youngest manager in MLB, trailing only the Nationals' Blake Butera, who took over his job at 33 a year ago.\n\nKanzler inherits a Mariners clubhouse in transition, blending young talent with established stars. Seattle debuted top prospects this past season, including Gold Glove second baseman Cole Young, infielder Colt Emerson, and outfielder Lazaro Montes, who arrived later in the year. The Mariners reportedly also considered former Astros manager Joe Espada before settling on the outside-the-box hire in Kanzler, betting that his development background can help blend the roster's youth and experience into a contender.","published_at":"2026-11-03T22:20:02.142376+00:00","source_count":7,"written_from":[{"outlet":"ESPN","publisher":"ESPN","title":"Mariners hire Kanzler as manager to replace fired Wilson","url":"https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/50369972/mariners-hire-kanzler-manager-replace-fired-wilson"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Mariners hire Cubs executive with no managerial experience as new manager","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mariners-manager-jason-kanzler/"},{"outlet":"MLB.com","publisher":"MLB.com","title":"Mariners hire Jason Kanzler as next manager","url":"https://www.mlb.com/news/jason-kanzler-mariners-manager"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Seattle Mariners hire 36-year-old manager after hugely disappointing year","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/seattle-mariners-hire-36-old-172452566.html"},{"outlet":"The Athletic","publisher":"The Athletic","title":"Mariners hire Jason Kanzler as new manager","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7735893/2026/11/03/mariners-manager-jason-kanzler-cubs-astros/"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Mariners reportedly hiring Cubs' director of player development Jason Kanzler as next manager","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/breaking-news/article/mariners-reportedly-hiring-cubs-director-of-player-development-jason-kanzler-as-next-manager-165144463.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Mariners make major decision on future of franchise","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mariners-major-decision-future-franchise-170434833.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Mariners hiring Cubs' director of player development Jason Kanzler as next manager","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/breaking-news/article/mariners-hiring-cubs-director-of-player-development-jason-kanzler-as-next-manager-171334923.html"},{"outlet":"New York Post","publisher":"New York Post","title":"Mariners make Jason Kanzler their new manager in shocking hire","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/11/03/sports/mariners-make-jason-kanzler-their-new-manager-in-shocking-hire/"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Jason Kanzler hired as the 22nd manager of the Seattle Mariners","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jason-kanzler-hired-22nd-manager-174332150.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"MLB Mariners hire 36-year-old Kanzler as new manager","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mlb-mariners-hire-36-old-175235509.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Seattle Mariners hire Chicago Cubs farm director Jason Kanzler as manager","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/seattle-mariners-hire-chicago-cubs-174951557.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Mariners hire Cubs' director of player development Jason Kanzler as next manager","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/breaking-news/article/mariners-hire-cubs-director-of-player-development-jason-kanzler-as-next-manager-180640367.html"},{"outlet":"Fox Sports","publisher":"Fox Sports","title":"Mariners Hire Cubs' Farm Director Jason Kanzler As New Manager","url":"https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/mariners-hire-jason-kanzler-seattle-managers-cubs"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Why Mariners surprisingly hired Jason Kanzler as manager","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/why-mariners-surprisingly-hired-jason-211335974.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Mariners make Jason Kanzler their new manager in shocking hire","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mariners-jason-kanzler-manager-shocking-174858180.html"}],"image":null,"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. 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