Don Mattingly has determined to step away from his Blue Jays bench coach job, however not with the intention of retiring from baseball, The Submit has realized.
Mattingly had been with the Blue Jays for 3 seasons and was enlisted to assist mentor John Schneider, who had been elevated to Toronto supervisor – and a first-time supervisor – throughout the 2022 season.
Mattingly’s contract was up and he felt it was mission completed with the Blue Jays having gained the AL East and reached World Sequence Recreation 7, a supply stated. Mattingly feels grateful to the Toronto hierarchy for giving him a job with accountability and he had a kinship with Schneider, who grew up in Livingston, N.J., a Yankee fan who idolized Mattingly.
At 64, although, Mattingly nonetheless feels feels energized following the Jays’ implausible and shocking season despite the fact that it led to a heartbreaking World Sequence defeat. The Yankees nice can be open to the suitable job elsewhere, together with managing. Two managing jobs stay open – the Padres and the Rockies, who even have but to call a head of baseball operations.
