Scott Servais
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Runs batted in | 319 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial record | 623–588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning % | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scott Daniel Servais (/ˈsɜːrvɪs/ SUR-vis; born June 4, 1967) is an American professional baseball manager and former player who currently manages the Seattle Mariners.
A major league catcher for eleven seasons, Servais was previously the assistant general manager for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and director of player development for the Texas Rangers. He played in the National League for the Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, and Colorado Rockies.[1]
Early years
A native of
National teams
Servais was a member of the United States national baseball team while the team competed in the last Amateur World Series before it was renamed the Baseball World Cup in 1986. Following the Amateur World Series, he played in the 1987 Pan American Games, where they won the silver medal and the 1987 Intercontinental Cup. Servais was also the back-up catcher for Doug Robbins at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, where the U.S. won the gold medal, although baseball was only a demonstration event.
Playing career
Servais began his major league career in
Towards the end of the 2000 season, Servais was
Post-playing career
Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Servais served in the
Seattle Mariners
When Dipoto resigned during the
On June 26, 2016, Servais received his first ejection as a manager, asking home plate umpire Carlos Torres why he didn't ask the first or third base umpire to see if Shawn O'Malley went around on his swing or not.[13] He finished his first season with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses.[14]
Servais received his second ejection as a manager on April 16, 2017, after first base umpire C. B. Bucknor originally called Leonys Martín's grounder a foul ball and changed the ruling after Rangers first baseman Mike Napoli pleaded with Bucknor that it was a fair ball and Rangers manager Jeff Banister was on his way out to plead his case.[15] On May 25, 2017, Servais received his third ejection of his managerial career on a questionable strike three call on Guillermo Heredia in the top of the sixth inning against the Washington Nationals.[16] His second season concluded six games under .500, a record of 84 losses to 78 wins, achieving 3rd place in the American League Western Division.[17]
On July 20, 2018, Jerry Dipoto announced that Servais' contract would be extended for an undisclosed salary and number of years.[18] This extension came when the 2018 Mariners were playing 58–39, the fourth-best record in the MLB. The team would falter after the all-star break and finished the season in third place in the AL West, 14 games behind the first-place Houston Astros, and 8 games out of the wild card playoff game.[19]
Following the 2018 season, Dipoto was given clearance to trade away the team's best players in order to rebuild towards future strength. In kind, the 2019 Mariners finished 68–94 after a blistering, franchise-best 13–2 start. The 2020 season was a development of the future crop of players, with a better result at 27–33. Through the 2019 and 2020 season, rumors circulated about Servais' long-term career stability with the Mariners, although Dipoto and other front office staff have only voiced confidence.[20]
In 2021, Servais led the Mariners to their best season since 2003, finishing with a 90–72 record and two games back in the American League Wild Card race. The Mariners won despite a run differential of -51, the worst ever for a team with at least 90 wins; on the final day of the season, needing a win to possibly force a tie for the Wild Card, the Mariners lost to the Angels. Servais placed second in voting for the American League Manager of the Year Award, behind Kevin Cash of the Tampa Bay Rays.[21] On September 1, 2021, the Mariners announced that Servais had agreed to a multi-year extension with the club.[22]
In 2022, Servais' Mariners had high expectations, but stumbled to a 29–39 record in the first 68 games of the season. However, the Mariners recovered and made the 2022 MLB playoffs as a wild card team. With this playoff appearance, Servais became only the second manager in Seattle Mariners history to lead the team to the playoffs. The Mariners faced the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2022 American League Wild Card Series. They won the series in two games, clinching their first playoff series win in 21 years, with the team coming back from an 8–1 deficit in game 2 after the first five innings to win 10–9, the second largest comeback in postseason history.
In the
In 2023, the Mariners were leading the AL West on September 2 with a record of 77–58. They would go on to win just 11 of their last 27 games before being eliminated in the penultimate game of the season and finishing third place behind Houston and Texas, although they did finish with a winning season for their third straight year, the first such period for the team since the 2000-2003 teams.
Managerial record
- As of games played on April 15, 2024
Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
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Games | Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
SEA | 2016
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162 | 86 | 76 | .531 | 2nd in AL West | – | – | – | |
SEA | 2017
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162 | 78 | 84 | .481 | 3rd in AL West | – | – | – | |
SEA | 2018
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162 | 89 | 73 | .549 | 3rd in AL West | – | – | – | |
SEA | 2019
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162 | 68 | 94 | .420 | 5th in AL West | – | – | – | |
SEA | 2020
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60 | 27 | 33 | .450 | 3rd in AL West | – | – | – | |
SEA | 2021
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162 | 90 | 72 | .556 | 2nd in AL West | – | – | – | |
SEA | 2022
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162 | 90 | 72 | .556 | 2nd in AL West | 2 | 3 | .400 | Lost ALDS (HOU) |
SEA | 2023
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162 | 88 | 74 | .543 | 3rd in AL West | – | – | – | |
SEA | 2024
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17 | 7 | 10 | .412 | – | – | – | ||
Total Ref.:[14] | 1,211 | 623 | 588 | .514 | 2 | 3 | .400 |
Personal life
Servais is the nephew of Creighton head baseball coach Ed Servais.[23] He is married to Jill (née Hanson), his high school sweetheart. The couple have a son and two daughters.
References
- ^ "Front Office | texasrangers.com: Team". Texas.rangers.mlb.com. May 24, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ^ "Creighton University Baseball Players Who Made it to a Major League Baseball Team". Baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ "2002 San Francisco Giants Trades and Transactions". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ^ "Servais signs multiyear extension with Mariners". MLB.com. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ Baxter, Kevin (July 29, 2013). "Angels are trying to harvest better crops down at the farm". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ^ "Los Angeles Angels will try anything to fix the worst franchise in MLB – ESPN The Magazine – ESPN". Espn.go.com. January 1, 2008. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ^ "Servais signs multiyear extension with Mariners". MLB.com. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ Moura, Pedro (October 4, 2015). "ANGELS: Eppler named new GM". Press Enterprise. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ Bowden, Jim (September 29, 2015). "Mariners hire Jerry Dipoto as new general manager". ESPN. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
- ^ "Lloyd McClendon out as Mariners manager after 2 seasons". ESPN. Associated Press. October 9, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
- ^ "Scott Servais to become Mariners manager". USA Today. October 23, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
- ^ "MLB Ejection 084 - Carlos Torres (2; Scott Servais)". CloseCallSports.com. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
- ^ a b "Scott Servais". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ "MLB Ejection 006 - CB Bucknor (1; Scott Servais)". CloseCallSports.com. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
- ^ "MLB Ejection 048 - Adam Hamari (1; Scott Servais)". CloseCallSports.com. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
- ^ "2017 MLB Standings".
- ^ Calcaterra, Craig (July 20, 2018). "Mariners give manager Scott Servais a multi-year contract extension". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "2018 Wild Card Standings". MLB.com. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ "Will Scott Servais make it through the Mariners' rebuild with his job?". sports.MyNorthwest.com. June 25, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ Kramer, Daniel (November 16, 2021). "Servais is runner-up for Manager of the Year". MLB.com. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
- ^ "Mariners Agree to Multi-Year Extensions with Jerry Dipoto, Scott Servais". September 2021.
- ^ Entringer, Matt (February 8, 2011). "Servais Makes Impact On and Off the Field". Creightonian.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Scott Servais managerial career statistics at Baseball-Reference.com
- Scott Servais Seattle Mariners profile
- Venezuelan Winter League