Seattle Mariners agree to multi-year contract extensions with Jerry Dipoto, Scott Servais

SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners announced on Wednesday that the club has agreed to multi-year contract extensions with Jerry Dipoto and Scott Servais.

As part of the extension with Dipoto, he was promoted as the team’s first-ever President of Baseball Operations.

Dipoto and Servais are both in their sixth season with the Mariners.

“I am very positive about the makeup and direction of our team, in 2021 and beyond, so it’s exciting for me to look ahead to being with this group in this city for years to come,” Servais said. “And I want to be sure to acknowledge the key role the coaches and other staff have played in the successes we’ve had here.

Dipoto will remain as the team’s key baseball decision-maker and will continue to report to Stanton and the Mariners partnership group, the organization said in a news release.

“Jerry is a creative, passionate leader with a clear vision for our franchise,” Stanton said. “Following the 2018 season, Jerry came to us with a plan for how to compete for and win championships. He was transparent on the difficulty, but also clear on the goals and milestones. In the two-and-a-half years since, he has led the baseball operations group through challenges on and off the field, while executing on the timeline he laid out.

Last month, the Mariners announced its new President of Business Operations, Catie Griggs. Dipoto and Griggs are parallel and both will report to chairman and managing partner John Stanton.

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