The Seattle Mariners have hired Jason Kanzler as manager, according to two news reports published on the same day. ABC News reported that the club hired Chicago Cubs farm director Jason Kanzler as manager in a wire story on the hire.

Fox News reported that the Mariners tapped the 36-year-old as their 22nd manager after his three seasons leading Chicago Cubs player development. Its report on the hire carried a headline describing the move as coming after a disappointing season.

The two reports differ on Kanzler's role. ABC News described him as a farm director, while Fox News said he led player development for the Cubs. The summaries available for this report do not say whether those descriptions refer to the same position, or how the two titles relate to each other.

Neither summary describes the Mariners' season in detail beyond the phrase in the Fox News headline. The available reports also do not include comments from the team, from Kanzler, or from the Cubs, and they do not describe the terms of his appointment. The source material does not name an author for either report.

According to Fox News, the appointment makes Kanzler the Mariners' 22nd manager, and that report describes his three seasons leading Chicago Cubs player development as part of his background. Both reports were published on November 3, and no further reporting on the hire was included in the material available for this story.

Sources: Fox News: Mariners hire 36-year-old Jason Kanzler as new manager after disappointing season; ABC News: Seattle Mariners hire Chicago Cubs farm director Jason Kanzler as manager.