True to his nature, Don Mattingly was as courteous as possible about the end of his Marlins managerial tenure. He parroted the organization’s messaging about how they needed “a new voice” at the position. He did not sugarcoat how “disappointing” it was that so little progress had been made at the major league level since the beginning of Miami’s rebuild. However, the 61-year-old never conceded that he was ready to retire.
As first reported by the New York Post on Tuesday and announced by the Blue Jays on Wednesday morning, Mattingly will serve as Toronto’s bench coach in 2023.