Mariners complement core for October push

SEATTLE — Players and coaches won’t need name tags this time to remember who is who when the Mariners report to Spring Training in six weeks, but there still will be a number of new faces when Scott Servais opens his second season as Seattle’s manager.

Year 2 of general manager Jerry Dipoto’s tenure figures to focus on taking the next step as Seattle looks to break its 15-year postseason drought with a team that improved by 10 wins in 2016, only to fall just shy of an American League Wild Card berth.

After turning over more than half the team in his first season, Dipoto has added 11 newcomers to the 40-man roster so far this offseason. And the hope is the latest changes, including the acquisition of standout shortstop Jean Segura, can bolster a squad that returns its star nucleus of Robinson Cano, Nelson Cruz, Kyle Seager and Felix Hernandez.

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The foundation was laid in 2016, and Servais can’t wait to see the improved product on the field when …

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