Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated has learned that the Seattle Mariners will hire former Cleveland Indians manager Eric Wedge as their manager. The 42-year-old led the Indians for seven seasons with an American League Central title in 2007.

FOXSports’ Ken Rosenthal says that Wedge’s deal with Seattle will be for three years.

Other candidates for the Mariners job included Lloyd McClendon, Clint Hurdle, Bobby Valentine and interim manager Daren Brown.

It was believed that Valentine was the front-runner for the Mariners’ job. FOXSports’ Ken Rosenthal said that Valentine had a strong interview, but the Mariners were impressed by their other candidates.