Report: Mariners choose Eric Wedge as next manager

The Seattle Mariners have reportedly chosen former Cleveland Indians skipper Eric Wedge as their new manager.

View full sizeChuck Crow | The Plain DealerEric Wedge is reportedly the new manager in Seattle.

The Seattle Mariners have reportedly chosen former Cleveland Indians skipper Eric Wedge as their new manager.

SI.com first reported Friday the Mariners had selected Wedge to be their manager after their second 101-loss season in three years. Other media outlets had similar reports late Friday. Wedge becomes the team’s sixth manager since the beginning of the 2007 season.

Asked to comment on media reports about Wedge, the Mariners said there would be no official announcement Friday.

Wedge had the Indians within one game of the World Series in 2007 before falling to the eventual champion Boston Red Sox in seven games. The Indians finished with 90-plus wins in two of the seven seasons Wedge managed the club. He earned manager of the year honors in 2007.