The Philadelphia Phillies have hired Don Mattingly as their full-time manager, ending his interim stint, the team announced Wednesday, according to the supplied Fox News report. Mattingly signed a two-year deal.
Mattingly took over after the Phillies dismissed Rob Thomson during the season. Philadelphia had a 9-19 record at the time, then went 73-45 across its next 118 games under Mattingly. The team lost five of its final 15 games and was eliminated by the Atlanta Braves in the National League Wild Card Series.
The hiring is Mattingly’s third managerial job, following previous roles with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Miami Marlins. He was Toronto’s bench coach from 2023 through 2025, leaving the position shortly after the Blue Jays lost the World Series, the report said.
Mattingly’s son, Preston, is the Phillies’ general manager, according to the report. That relationship is relevant context for the appointment; the supplied material does not provide further details about the team’s hiring process.
The report notes that Philadelphia has reached the World Series once in the current decade, losing to Houston in 2022, and has since been eliminated in the NL Championship Series, two Division Series and this year’s Wild Card Series. It also identifies Bryce Harper, Trea Turner and Kyle Schwarber as part of the team’s core.
