Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt shoots down rumors of link to Mariners’ opening

Oct. 22, 2026 at 2:28 pm Updated Oct. 22, 2026 at 4:40 pm

Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt says he isn’t coming back to Seattle.

Vogt, a longtime Olympia resident, told reporters in Cleveland on Thursday that he plans to return to manage the Guardians in 2027 and isn’t interested in the Mariners’ managerial opening .

Vogt was the Mariners’ bullpen coach in 2023, commuting from his family’s home in Olympia to Seattle each day.

Vogt was in line to be the Mariners’ bench coach under Scott Servais in 2024 until Cleveland hired him as its manager.

He has led the Guardians to the American League Central title in all three years as manager, earning AL Manager of the Year honors in 2024 and ’25.…