Zduriencik's firing marks new beginning for Mariners

While the 2015 MLB season isn’t over for two more months, Seattle Mariners fans can already look forward to next year. Last Friday, Aug. 28, the Mariners fired general manager Jack Zduriencik. Assistant manager Jeff Kington will conduct the GM duties for the remainder of the season.

Zduriencik, whose tenure with the Mariners’ started in 2009, had a seven-year plan to bring the team back to the playoffs. In his first season with Seattle, the team went 85-77. In the next four years, the Mariners’ had losing seasons and finished fourth in the American League West. Things seemed to turn around in...