ORLANDO, Fla. — The Phillies and Don Mattingly have “mutual interest” in the idea of bringing in the former MVP first baseman and big-league manager for the club’s open bench coach position, Dave Dombrowski said Monday inside the team’s suite at the Winter Meetings in Orlando, Fla. The two sides have not yet reached an agreement, but there have been discussions.
“We still have some final details we’re working through, so it’s not official,” Dombrowski, Philadelphia’s president of baseball operations, said. “But we are really focused on speaking with Don and trying to make that happen, and we’re hopeful that it will.