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Don Mattingly acknowledged that the 2026 Philadelphia Phillies were not truly his team after the club retained him as full-time manager on a two-year contract through 2028. “Last year really wasn’t my team,” Mattingly said, via ESPN. “It was Thomps’ …
The Philadelphia Phillies have a big decision to make on the manager position. Alex Cora was expected to be a top option, but USA Today’s Bob Nightengale said Cora will sit out the 2027 season. Following that, the Phillies’ search got a …
Don Mattingly’s brief return as an MLB manager appears to be over. Mattingly will likely be “gracefully dismissed” by the Philadelphia Phillies within the coming week, Bob Nightengale of USA Today Sports reported Friday. Nightengale …
Philadelphia Phillies fans want Don Mattingly gone after he pushed the wrong buttons for Saturday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Phillies entered Saturday’s matchup desperately needing a win to fend off the Arizona Diamondbacks in …
Don Mattingly is enjoying a resurgence this season with the Philadelphia Phillies, but the good times might not last forever. The Phillies interim manager Mattingly is open to remaining the manager of the team beyond the 2026 season, Robert Murray of …
Just a few weeks ago, the Philadelphia Phillies looked like a last-place team in the National League East. Now, as of May 19, the Phillies have a 25-23 record and are on the right side of the .500 mark. At the end of April, the Phillies fired manager …
Months after he said he had no desire to be a manager in the big leagues again, Don Mattingly is back in that very role. The Philadelphia Phillies made him the club’s interim manager on Tuesday after they fired Rob Thomson following a …
Donnie Baseball is headed back to the National League East. Philadelphia Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski revealed to reporters on Monday that ex-NL Manager of the Year Don Mattingly is close to joining the team as a bench …
Don Mattingly is moving on from the Toronto Blue Jays and could now be headed to the other major league. The Philadephia Phillies have interest in hiring Mattingly as a bench coach and have already reached out to him, per Jon Heyman of the New York …
Toronto Blue Jays bench coach Don Mattingly turned some heads after debuting a shocking and bold new look that broke from his norm.
We may not have seen the last of Donnie Baseball as a manager just yet. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported Tuesday that Don Mattingly is one of the candidates the Milwaukee Brewers are considering to be their next manager. Milwaukee needs a new …
Donnie Baseball could be returning to the AL East. Mattingly was fired by the Miami Marlins. He says he has received interest from other teams since then, and a report published on Tuesday said he is close to landing a job. The New York Post’s …
YES Network, the New York Yankees’ television network, is eyeing some huge additions for the 2023 season. YES has internally discussed attempting to lure Derek Jeter and Don Mattingly to its Yankee coverage, according to Andrew Marchand of the …
Don Mattingly’s seventh season as manager of the Miami Marlins will be his sixth losing one with the club, and it will also be his last. Mattingly and the Marlins have reached a mutual agreement that the manager will not return next season, …
Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly is in his seventh and potential final season with the club. The Miami Herald’s Craig Mish reported on Tuesday that Mattingly was unsure as to whether or not he would return as the Marlins’ manager next …
After four years apart, Yasiel Puig and Don Mattingly could find themselves back together again. Jon Heyman of MLB Network reported Thursday that the veteran outfielder Puig could be a fit for the Miami Marlins this winter. Heyman also notes Nicholas …
