Don Mattingly has joined the Philadelphia Phillies as the team’s new bench coach, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
Mattingly parted ways with the Toronto Blue Jays after three seasons in the same role in November.
Don Mattingly officially joined the Phillies as bench coach now. His Jays contract has run out now. Big get for stacked Philly team!
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) January 5, 2026
“Kind of had a pretty good feeling that this was going to be my last year in Toronto,” Mattingly told MLB.com of leaving the Blue Jays in the fall. “And really, when I went to Toronto, when [general manager] Ross [Atkins] called me, I was thrilled. I had a great time there. The organization’s been tremendous. The fans there are tremendous. It’s been a great run. But I thought before the year started, that I felt like this was kind of the end with Toronto, and really nothing more than that. Just felt like it was the right time.”
The 64-year-old Mattingly spent the past three seasons with the Jays in the role. The Evansville, IN native has extensive managerial experience, previously serving as skipper of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Miami Marlins for a combined 12 seasons from 2011 to 2022. The 2020 National League Manager of the Year, Mattingly has a career record of 889-950 (.483).
As a player, Mattingly spent the entirety of his 14-year career with the New York Yankees. A six-time All-Star first baseman, Mattingly batted .307 with 2,153 hits, 222 home runs, 1,099 runs batted in and an .830 OPS in 1,785 games from 1982 to 1995. Mattingly was named American League Most Valuable Player in 1985.
