Yankees legend, former Manager of the Year, named Blue Jays’ bench coach

The Toronto Blue Jays introduced Wednesday that Don Mattingly will probably be their new bench coach.

Mattingly managed the Miami Marlins from 2016 till they parted methods on the finish of this previous season.

Throughout his tenure with the Marlins, at all times having one of many lowest payrolls in baseball, they made the postseason simply as soon as — and that was in the course of the expanded postseason within the COVID-shortened 2020 season. Mattingly was named the Nationwide League Supervisor of the Yr that season.

Mattingly went 443-587 in his seven seasons (.430) in Miami. Whereas he was the supervisor of the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2011 to 2015, he went 446-363 (.551), profitable the NL East in his closing three seasons.

“It was nice attending to know Don all through this course of, and we’re very excited in regards to the expertise he brings with him from the number of roles he has had through the years,” Blue Jays supervisor John Schneider stated. “The group and I are wanting ahead to his impression on the gamers and employees as we look forward to an thrilling 2023 season.”

Miami Marlins supervisor Don Mattingly, proper, high-fives catcher Nick Fortes after the second sport of a doubleheader towards the Texas Rangers, Sept. 12, 2022, in Miami.
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The Blue Jays have been slated to take an enormous step ahead this season after profitable 91 video games in 2021. Nevertheless, amid an underwhelming first half, they fired supervisor Charlie Montoyo on July 13 with their 47-42 file. Publish-firing, they went 46-28 the remainder of the way in which underneath then-interim supervisor Schneider en path to a 92-70 file. Nevertheless, they have been swept within the American League wild-card spherical by the Seattle Mariners. After the season, Schneider signed a three-year cope with a fourth-year choice.

“Donnie Baseball” spent his complete enjoying profession with the New York Yankees, with whom he was a six-time All-Star, three-time Silver Slugger, a batting champion in 1984 and the MVP in 1985.

The Toronto Blue Jays have introduced that Don Mattingly will probably be their new bench coach.
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He was the hitting coach for the Yankees from 2004 to 2006 and was the bench coach in 2007 earlier than going to L.A. to function their hitting coach for 3 seasons earlier than changing into their supervisor.