Dan Wilson (catcher)

For other people with the same name, see Daniel Wilson.

Dan Wilson
Wilson batting in 2004
Seattle Mariners – No. 6
Catcher/Manager
Born: (1969-03-25) March 25, 1969 (age 55)
Barrington, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 7, 1992, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 2005, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
Batting average.262
Home runs88
Runs batted in519
Managerial record10–9
Winning %.526
Teams
As player

As manager

Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  United States
World Junior Baseball Championship
Silver medal – second place 1987 Windsor Team

Daniel Allen Wilson (born March 25, 1969) is an American former professional baseball player[1] and current manager of the Seattle Mariners. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1992 through 2005, most notably as a member of the Seattle Mariners where he played 12 of his 14 seasons.[1] The 1996 All-Star selection began his career with the Cincinnati Reds before being traded to the Mariners, where he was regarded as one of the game's best defensive catchers. At the time of his retirement in 2005, Wilson held the American League record for career fielding percentage by a catcher.[2][3] In 2012, Wilson was inducted into the Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame alongside his battery-mate, Randy Johnson.[3] Wilson was promoted from special assignment coordinator to manager of the Seattle Mariners after the team fired Scott Servais on August 22, 2024.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Dan Wilson at Baseball Reference". Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
  2. ^ "Longtime Mariners catcher Dan Wilson to retire". ESPN.com. September 12, 2005. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Dan Wilson at the Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame". mlb.com. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "Mariners dismiss Servais as manager, name Dan Wilson as replacement". MLB.com.