The Texas Rangers fired Jeff Banister on Friday.
General manager Jon Daniels delivered the news earlier in the day and would go on to discuss the move in a little bit of detail.
The team then had to face the Seattle Mariners that night in game that had exactly zero postseason ramifications.
Seattle was previously in the playoff hunt before they faded hard in August. Texas was out of contention long before that.
Daniels provided vague, inconclusive answers about the process to determine Banister’s successor. The players also did not provide an emotional response before the game, be that positive or negative.