The Texas Rangers interviewed Dusty Wathan and Don Wakamatsu as part of their search for a new team manager, per the beat guys. Both individuals had been expected to interview.
Wakamatsu, a long time bench coach who interviewed for the Rangers manager job after the 2006 season, ultimately being passed over for Ron Washington, was a manager for the Mariners from 2009 until late 2010. The Rangers brought him on as Jeff Banister’s bench coach for 2018, and he took over as interim manager after Banister was fired late in the year. Wathan, meanwhile, is a long-time minor league manager in the Phillies system who joined new manager Gabe Kapler’s coaching staff this year.