Wakamatsu named Seattle Mariners manager

SEATTLE, United States - Wilbur Donald 'Don' Wakamatsu (R), a fourth-generation Japanese-American who was named manager of the Seattle Mariners, shows his uniform during a news conference at Safeco Field in Seattle on Nov. 19. The Mariners fired manager John McLaren in June and named coach Jim Riggleman as acting manager.

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