If Lloyd McClendon has any bitterness about his firing as the manager of the Mariners following the 2015 season he isn’t letting on.
Monday marked the first game back at Safeco Field for McClendon — now the hitting coach for the Detroit Tigers — since he was let go by Seattle after the team named Jerry DiPoto as general manager and cleaned house following a 76-86 record in 2015.
That came after McClendon led Seattle on a fast finish in his initial season in 2014 in which the Mariners were still in the hunt for a playoff spot on the final day of the season, eventually finishing 87-75
Asked if being back gave him any renewed thoughts on his dismissal McClendon said “no, none that I really want to share.