For the past nine seasons, the leadership of the Seattle Mariners has been an inseparable duo.
Until they weren’t.
Scott Servais and Jerry DiPoto joined the team in the 2015 offseason, pledging to get the moribund franchise back to the playoffs and contend for division titles.
On Thursday, they went through a highly visible breakup. DiPoto fired Servais following a 1-8 road trip that dropped the Mariners to 64-64 on the season and saw them fall further behind the Houston Astros in the American League playoff chase. The Mariners had a 10-game lead in the division in June. They now trail in the division standings by five games.
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