Philadelphia Phillies announce hiring of former Toronto Blue Jays bench coach Don Mattingly
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The Philadelphia Phillies have officially announced the hiring of former Toronto Blue Jays bench coach Don Mattingly.
The Phillies announced Monday that Don Mattingly would be taking over as bench coach next season.
The Phillies have hired Don Mattingly as bench coach on the major league coaching staff. Welcome to Philly, Don!
Mattingly moved on from Toronto to spend more time with his family
Mattingly spent the past two seasons with Toronto, including one year in the same role, and made his first World Series.
Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said Mattingly left his role because of a desire to spend more time with his family.
The news came on Nov. 7, just under one week after Toronto lost Game 7 of the World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Mattingly's son, Preston, is currently the general manager of the Phillies after taking over the role to begin the 2025 season, following four years inside their front office.
Mattingly has terrific longstanding relationship with Phillies manager Rob Thomson. He is also said to have an excellent relationship with star free agent Bo Bichette (although it is fair to say that coaches/managers don't usually determine 9-figure free agent signings)
The 64-year-old made his first appearance in the Fall Classic after spending 39 seasons (10 as a coach, 17 as a player and 12 as a manager) in professional baseball.
Mattingly fell six votes shy of being elected into the Hall of Fame in December after he was named one of eight former players on the Contemporary Era Player ballot.
The 1985 AL MVP with the New York Yankees slugged 222 career homers for 1,099 RBIs and was named to seven all-star teams with nine Gold Glove awards.
Since making the move to coaching, he managed the Los Angeles Dodgers (2011-2015) and the Miami Marlins (2016-2022) before transitioning to a bench coach with the Blue Jays.
He was awarded the National League's manager of the year award in 2020.
Philadelphia finished first in the NL East with a 96-66 record, but flamed out in four games during the NLDS to the eventual champion Dodgers.
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