Seattle Mariners Fire Bench Coach, Offensive Coordinator Brant Brown

SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners fired coach and offensive coordinator Brant Brown on Friday, less than six months after he was hired.

The club announced Brown's firing amid a season-long offensive slump. The Mariners currently rank 29th in MLB with 3.64 runs per game and are tied for 28th overall this season. They lead all of baseball in strikeouts.

Brown spent the 2023 season as the hitting coach of the Miami Marlins and was hired by the Mariners in December to help revamp an offense that has been disappointing at the plate in 2023. Although the Mariners lead the AL West Through three games against the Texas Rangers, the team's bats have so far failed to live up to expectations.

Seattle said in its announcement that Brown had been “relieved of his duties,” while noting that “director of hitting strategy Jarret DeHart and assistant hitting coach Tommy Joseph will continue and expand their roles with hitters.”

Brown was the Mariners' minor league outfield coordinator from 2012 to 2016 and offensive coordinator in the player development system in 2017 before spending five years with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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