After seven seasons at the helm and no playoff appearances to show for it, longtime Seattle Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik was fired Friday.
Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune was among the first to report Zduriencik's dismissal. According to Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com, assistant general manager Jeff Kingston will serve as the interim GM for the remainder of the 2015 campaign.
Per Steve Adams of MLBTradeRumors.com, M's President Kevin Mather released a statement regarding the decision to part ways with Zduriencik:
We have reached the point when change of leadership of our baseball operations is needed for the Seattle Mariners to reach our goal of winning championships.