华盛顿州金县西雅图市水手队主帅人选10月27日缩至两人：埃斯帕达与坎茨勒本周面谈，决定有望本周内出炉
西雅图水手队的主教练遴选进入收官阶段。据《西雅图时报》记者亚当·朱德与瑞安·迪维什10月27日报道，前休斯顿太空人队主教练乔·埃斯帕达与芝加哥小熊队球员发展总监杰森·坎茨勒已成为最后两名候选人，两人将于10月27日与28日接受面对面面试，球队计划在本周结束前宣布新任主教练。最初的候选名单多达30至40人，球队与其中许多人进行了交谈；此前被视为热门人选的罗科·巴尔代利已于近日退出，据称与家庭地理因素有关。两位决赛选手履历反差鲜明：51岁的埃斯帕达拥有大联盟执教经验，过去三个赛季执教太空人，2024年以88胜夺得美联西区冠军、2026年以81胜再度夺得分区冠军，但两次季后赛均早早出局，太空人已决定2027年不再留用他；36岁的坎茨勒则从未在任何级别执教过，过去三个赛季执掌小熊队农场系统，此前在太空人组织工作五年，2019年任小联盟打击协调员，2022年升入大联盟教练组，两人与达斯蒂·贝克一起夺得2022年世界大赛冠军。报道还提到，水手队理论上仍可在世界大赛结束后接触坦帕湾光芒队与密尔沃基酿酒人队的教练，但目前的暂定计划是在本周内做出决定。
Seattle Mariners Managerial Search Narrows to Two on October 27 in Seattle, Washington: Espada and Kanzler to Interview This Week, Decision Expected Within the Week
The Seattle Mariners' managerial search is entering its final stage. According to Seattle Times reporters Adam Jude and Ryan Divish on October 27, former Houston Astros manager Joe Espada and Chicago Cubs director of player development Jason Kanzler have become the final two candidates; the two will have in-person interviews on October 27 and 28, and the club plans to announce its new manager before the end of the week. The initial candidate list ran to 30 to 40 names, and the club spoke with many of them; Rocco Baldelli, previously seen as a leading candidate, withdrew recently, reportedly over family geography factors. The two finalists have sharply contrasting resumes: Espada, 51, has major league managerial experience, having managed the Astros for the past three seasons, winning the American League West with 88 wins in 2024 and again with 81 wins in 2026, but exiting early in both postseasons, and the Astros have decided not to bring him back for 2027; Kanzler, 36, has never managed at any level, has run the Cubs' farm system for the past three seasons, and previously worked five years in the Astros organization, serving as a minor league hitting coordinator in 2019 and joining the major league coaching staff in 2022, winning the 2022 World Series together with Dusty Baker. The report also noted that the Mariners could in theory still approach coaches from the Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers after the World Series, but the tentative plan for now is to decide within the week.
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