Astros manager Joe Espada has emerged as the first known candidate for the Mariners’ managerial opening as Seattle begins its search for a replacement for Dan Wilson.

MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand reports that Joe Espada will meet with the Seattle Mariners about their manager job.

During Espada’s nine-year tenure with the club (six years as bench coach and the past three as manager), Houston won the 2022 World Series, captured two other American League pennants, won seven AL We...