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For Immediate Release Friday, October 23, 2015

SEATTLE MARINERS NAME Former Major League Player and Front Office Executive Named 17th Full-Time Manager in Club History.

SEATTLE, Wash. – Executive Vice President & General Manager of Operations announced today that Scott Servais (pronounced ‘service’) has been named as the Seattle Mariners new manager.

“Through the course of the 20-plus years I’ve known Scott, I’ve come to see him as one of the most complete, well balanced and inclusive baseball people in the industry,” Dipoto said. “I’ve been fortunate enough to call him a teammate as a player, while also having worked closely with him as an organizational leader in both Colorado and Los Angeles. He is a communicator with strong baseball acumen and leadership skills. I truly believe his strong character and career experiences as a player, and executive have prepared him for this opportunity.”

Servais, 48, spent the past four seasons as the Assistant General Manager, Scouting and Player Development. In that role, he worked closely with Dipoto on all aspects of baseball operations, with a focus on player development.

“I am excited and grateful for the opportunity to manage the Seattle Mariners,” Servais said. “It has long been my goal to manage a big league team and while I took a slightly different path than many, I am confident in my ability to lead. We have a terrific core of players and I’m looking forward to bringing in a coaching staff that will help me establish a winning culture here as we work toward putting a championship-caliber team on the field for the fans of the Northwest.”

Servais is the 17th full-time skipper in Mariners history.

Prior to joining the Angels, Scott spent the previous six seasons (2006-2011) as the Senior Director of Player Development. With the Rangers he was responsible for the on-field development of all players in the Rangers minor league system. He was also responsible for instructing Texas’ Major League .

Scott spent one season (2005) as a professional scout for the Rockies, after spending the prior two years as a roving catching instructor for the (2003-04).

Scott had an 11-year Major League playing career (1991-2001) with the (1991-95, 2001), Chicago Cubs (1995-98), (1999-2000) and (2000). He batted .245 with 30 doubles, 63 runs and 319 RBI in 820 career MLB games. He ranked among the top-three NL catchers in fielding percentage in three separate seasons.

Servais played college baseball at Creighton University (his was former Cubs GM Jim Hendry) and was inducted into the Creighton Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003. He was a member of Team USA, winning a Silver Medal in the Pan Am Games in 1987 and a Medal in the 1988 Olympics (Seoul, South Korea). He earned USA Baseball’s Alumni Award in 1994.

Servais was drafted by the in the second round (scout: ) out of high school but did not sign. He was selected in the third round of the 1988 June Draft following his junior year of college. Scott is a native of Coon Valley, WI and graduated from Westby High School (WI) in 1985.

Scott and his wife Jill have three children: Tyler (11/18/92) recently graduated from Princeton University and was drafted by the ; Jacqueline (9/12/94) who is enrolled at UNC Charlotte where she played volleyball and is currently interning with the Carolina Panthers; and Victoria (9/2/97) who attends Ole Miss University.

Scott Servais Career: Full Name: Scott Daniel Servais Born: June 4, 1967 in LaCrosse, WI (age 48)

Career Timeline: 2016- Seattle Mariners Manager 2012-2015 Los Angeles Angels Assistant General Manager, Scouting & Player Development 2006-2011 Texas Rangers Senior Director of Player Development 2005 Colorado Rockies Professional Scout 2003-2004 Chicago Cubs Roving Catching Instructor 1991-2001 Played 11 seasons in the Majors with the Houston Astros (1991-95, 2001), Cubs (1995-98), San Francisco Giants (1999-2000) and Colorado Rockies (2000) 1988-1991 Played 4 seasons in the Houston Astros minor league system

– Servias’ Career Stats & All-Time Mariners Managers on Page 2 –

SERVAIS’ PLAYING RECORD

YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS SLG OBP 1989 Osceola .268 46 153 16 41 56 9 0 2 23 0 5 2 16 35 0 2 .366 .335 Columbus .236 63 199 20 47 55 5 0 1 22 1 4 3 19 42 0 3 .276 .307 1990 Tucson .218 89 303 37 66 98 11 3 5 37 3 4 4 18 61 0 0 .323 .267 1991 Tucson .324 60 219 34 71 89 12 0 2 27 3 1 6 13 19 0 4 .406 .377 HOUSTON .162 16 37 0 6 9 3 0 0 6 1 0 0 4 8 0 0 .243 .244 1992 HOUSTON .239 77 205 12 49 58 9 0 0 15 6 0 5 11 25 0 0 .283 .294 1993 HOUSTON .244 85 258 24 63 107 11 0 11 32 3 3 5 22 45 0 0 .415 .313 1994 HOUSTON .195 78 251 27 49 93 15 1 9 41 7 3 4 10 44 0 0 .371 .235 1995 HOUSTON .225 28 89 7 20 33 10 0 1 12 1 1 1 9 15 0 1 .371 .300 CHICAGO‐NL .286 52 175 31 50 98 12 0 12 35 1 2 2 23 37 2 1 .560 .371 1996 CHICAGO‐NL .265 129 445 42 118 171 20 0 11 63 3 7 14 30 75 0 2 .384 .327 1997 CHICAGO‐NL .260 122 385 36 100 139 21 0 6 45 7 3 6 24 56 0 1 .361 .311 1998 CHICAGO‐NL .222 113 325 35 72 110 15 1 7 36 3 1 5 26 51 1 0 .338 .289 1999 SAN FRANCISCO .273 69 198 21 54 79 10 0 5 21 3 0 3 13 31 0 0 .399 .327 Fresno# .273 3 3 11 3 30 3 3 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .545 .273 2000 COLORADO .218 33 101 6 22 29 4 0 1 13 0 1 1 7 16 0 1 .287 .273 Colorado Springs# .292 20 65 7 19 32 2 1 3 12 1 0 1 4 8 0 1 .492 .343 SAN FRANCISCO .250 7 8 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .250 .400 2001 HOUSTON .375 11 16 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 .375 .444 MiLB Totals .260 281 942 125 247 360 42 7 19 123 8 14 16 70 166 0 10 .382 .428 ML TOTALS .245 820 2493 243 611 934 130 2 63 319 35 21 46 183 407 3 6 .375 .306

# rehab assignment RECORD

YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS SLG OBP 1998 CHI vs. ATL .667 1 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1998

MARINERS ALL-TIME MANAGERIAL MARKS MANAGER YEARS W-L PCT. Scott Servais 2016-current -- -- Lloyd McClendon 2014-2015 163-161 .503 2011-2013 213-273 .438 * 8/9/2010-10/3/2010 19-31 .380 2009-8/8/10 127-147 .464 6/20/2008-9/28/2008 36-54 .400 John McLaren 7/2/2007-6/19/2008 68-88 .436 2005-7/1/2007 192-210 .478 2003-2004 156-168 .481 1993-2002 840-711 .542 1992 64-98 .395 1989-91 233-253 .479 Jim Snyder * 6/6/1988-10/2/1988 45-60 .429 5/9/1986-6/5/1988 159-192 .453 Marty Martinez * 5/8/1986 0-1 .000 9/1/1984-5/7/1986 98-119 .452 6/25/1983-8/31/1984 93-131 .415 5/6/1981-6/24/1983 140-180 .438 8/4/1980-5/5/1981 26-56 .317 1977-8/3/1980 226-362 .384

*interim manager

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