In a surprising move today, the Mariners announced that they are parting ways with offensive coordinator Brant Brown. Despite holding first place in the AL West, the Mariners rank towards the bottom in baseball as a team in most offensive categories, including fWAR (23rd), wRC+ (24th), AVG (28th), OBP (27th), and SLG (25th). Most glaringly, as has been remarked upon often, they lead the league in strikeout percentage at an eye-wateringly bad 28.3% despite stating this off-season that their main goal was to improve contact and cut down on strikeouts.
Brant came back to the Mariners in December of 2023 after acting as Offensive Coordinator in Mariners player development in 2017.