Don Mattingly Not Expected to Return as Toronto's Bench Coach
Toronto Blue Jays bench coach Don Mattingly won't be returning to the team next year after the Jays fell one win shy of winning the World Series over the Los Angeles Dodgers, but he doesn't plan to retire just yet. The 64-year-old former manager joined Toronto back in November of 2022 under first-time manager John Schneider. The 2025 season ended in heartbreak yet again for the former New York Yankees great. Mattingly didn't make the playoffs as a player until his final season in 1995. He was also a part of the Yankees' coaching staff the year that they blew a 3-0 lead to the division-rival Boston Red Sox in the 2004 American League Championship Series. As a manager with the Dodgers from 2011-15, Mattingly couldn't get the club past the NLCS hump before being replaced by Dave Roberts. Before joining Toronto, Mattingly was the manager of the Miami Marlins from 2016-22.
Source: MLB.com - Thomas Harrigan and Elizabeth Muratore
Source: MLB.com - Thomas Harrigan and Elizabeth Muratore
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