Mariners Fire Another Manager : Baseball: Plummer is the second to lose his job in last two seasons.

There are two constants about the Seattle Mariners--losing seasons and new managers.

Last season was the 15th of 16 below the .500 mark for the American League franchise.

Tuesday, Bill Plummer became an ex-manager of the Mariners, the second one fired from that position in two years and the ninth in the club’s brief history.

The Baseball Club of Seattle, a new ownership group that bought the Mariners from Jeff Smulyan, discharged Plummer, 44, and his six-man coaching staff with one season left on his two-year, $250,000-a-season contract.

The Mariners had the league’s worst record this year at 64-98, only one season after its only non-losing year. Even that wasn’t good enough to keep a manager his job as Jim Lefebvre was let go after the 83-79 season and was replaced by Plummer, his third base coach.

General Manager Woody Woodward said Plummer is a victim of circumstances.

“Bill did a reasonable job in his first season as manager under a difficult time,” Woodward said. “However, ownership feels that the organization needs a new approach on the field, and we will make a move in that direction. We will begin to put together a list of candidates immediately.”

Plummer said he knew he might be fired.

“It comes with the territory,” he said Tuesday.

Fired with Plummer were pitching coach Dan Warthen, hitting coach Gene Clines, third base coach Marty Martinez, first base coach Rusty Kuntz, bench coach Russ Nixon and bullpen coach Roger Hansen.