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sports.espn.go.com 11/19/2008 — A source tells ESPN's Peter Gammons that the Mariners are set to name Don Wakamatsu as their new manager.
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Mariners hire Don Wakamatsu as manager (AP)Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 11/19/2008
Don Wakamatsu became the first Asian-American manager in major league baseball history when he was hired Wednesday by the Seattle Mariners. The Mariners' 14th manager, Wakamatsu was bench coach for the Oakland Athletics last season. Before that he ...
A's happy for Wakamatsu's new jobMajor League Baseball News 11/19/2008
The A's were pleased that bench coach Don Wakamatsu got the job as Mariners manager, but they also know that they now have to seek a replacement. Wakamatsu also served as the club's Spring Training coordinator.
Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik made final call on Don Wakamatsu's hiringThe Seattle Times: Sports 11/20/2008
Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik says he took input from many people but went with Don Wakamatsu, who Zduriencik says he "felt most comfortable with."
Local Japanese Americans applaud the Mariners' hiring of Don WakamatsuThe Seattle Times: Sports 11/20/2008
Don Wakamatsu's hiring as Seattle Mariners manager has local Japanese Americans expressing pride, but also concern about assumptions fans might make.
Don Wakamatsu's hire as manager means a fresh start for MarinersThe Seattle Times: Sports 11/20/2008
A new day has dawned in Mariners history. And a better future is coming. These are not your daddy's Mariners. This is a franchise that finally has been dragged, cleats-kicking, into the 21st century.