Two days after clinching their first playoff berth in 21 years the Seattle Mariners announced that vice president and assistant general manager of baseball operations Justin Hollander had been promoted to be the next executive vice president and general manager of baseball operations. He's been with the Mariners since 2016, but he's enjoying his first spring as the GM. Before joining the Mariners, Hollander spent nine years working in the Los Angeles Angels front office. Hollander says he's learned a lot over the past decade working closely with Mariners President of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto. Scott Servais has called Justin Hollander "the glue guy" of the Mariners' front office. Jerry Dipoto says his passion, intelligence, people skills, and creativity show up every day and the Mariners are a better organization with Justin in this role. Chris Egan sat down with Justin Hollander in Peoria and has more on the Mariners General Manager. Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/sports/mlb/mariners/mariners-first-spring-training-workout/281-787ebca0-9b09-4197-8683-a356df3d2af5