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Originally published October 16, 2008 at 12:00 AM | Page modified October 16, 2008 at 10:28 AM

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Three candidates get second interview for Mariners' GM job

The Mariners are bringing back Jerry DiPoto of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Tony LaCava of the Toronto Blue Jays and Kim Ng of the Los Angeles Dodgers as they begin the final round of interviews today for their vacant general manager's job.

Seattle Times staff reporters

The Mariners are bringing back Jerry DiPoto, Tony LaCava and Kim Ng as they begin the final round of interviews today for their vacant general manager's job.

DiPoto, 40, is director of player personnel for the Arizona Diamondbacks. LaCava, 47, is assistant general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Mariners are expected to talk to two candidates today, believed to be DiPoto and LaCava, and conduct at least one more interview on Friday as they pursue a replacement for Bill Bavasi, who was fired in June. Both DiPoto and LaCava are said to have flown into Seattle on Wednesday, from Arizona and Pittsburgh, respectively.

Ng, the Dodgers' assistant GM, was in Los Angeles on Wednesday night as her club played Game 5 of the National League Championship Series. The exact time of her second interview could not be confirmed.

The Mariners last week interviewed two candidates from the Diamondbacks: DiPoto and Peter Woodfork, Arizona's assistant general manager. But only DiPoto, a major-league relief pitcher from 1993 to 2000, will receive a second interview.

DiPoto worked in the scouting department of the Boston Red Sox from 2003 to 2004 before serving as director of player personnel for the Colorado Rockies in 2005. He joined the Diamondbacks in the same capacity the following year, overseeing all aspects of pro scouting.

LaCava has an extensive scouting background with several organizations, including a 10-year stint with the Angels, where he worked with the Mariners' current scouting director, Bob Fontaine. He also worked for the Braves, Expos and Indians before joining the Blue Jays in October 2002 as assistant to GM J.P. Ricciardi. The Pittsburgh native spent two years as an infielder in the Pirates' farm system.

Both men are said to have presented the Mariners with extensive, highly-detailed lists of the management team they would like to put in place. At least one team president and three general managers have telephoned the Mariners to express support for LaCava, while several top executives from Arizona and other teams have done the same on DiPoto's behalf.

Although the Mariners had hoped to interview between 10 and 15 candidates in the opening round of their search, they wound up speaking to fewer than 10. Several potential candidates were denied permission by their current teams to be interviewed; others declined of their own accord.

Last week, the Mariners interviewed LaCava, DiPoto, Woodfork, Ng and Mets assistant Tony Bernazard. They have also interviewed two in-house candidates, interim GM Lee Pelekoudas and vice president of international operations Bob Engle.

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