Don Mattingly Won’t Return As Marlins Manager In 2023

Don Mattingly and the Marlins have mutually agreed that 2022 might be his closing season because the membership’s supervisor, based on a press launch from the workforce.

The workforce launched an announcement from chairman and principal proprietor Bruce Sherman in addition to Mattingly. Sherman’s portion reads: “We’re lucky to have had Don Mattingly main our workforce on the sphere over the past seven years. He has represented the Marlins, our gamers, our followers, and the South Florida neighborhood with unmatched dignity and satisfaction. Over the course of our latest conversations with Don, we each agreed to not pursue a brand new contract for the 2023 season and that the time is true for a brand new voice to steer our clubhouse. He’ll depart with essentially the most wins and most video games managed in franchise historical past and we’re happy with Don’s many accomplishments, together with profitable Nationwide League Supervisor of the 12 months in 2022 when he guided the Marlins to the postseason after a 16-year absence.”

Mattingly’s portion of the press launch reads: “Immediately I’m asserting that I cannot be searching for a contract extension with the Miami Marlins. After assembly with Mr. Sherman and discussing with Kim Ng, all events agreed that it was time for a brand new voice for the group. I’m proud and honored to have served as supervisor of the Marlins for the previous seven years and have loved my experiences and relationships I’ve developed inside the group. I sit up for spending time with my household in Evansville, and to any future endeavors.”

Mattingly, 61, acquired his first style of managing with the Dodgers from 2011 to 2015 earlier than coming over to the Marlins previous to the 2016 season. After all, so much has modified for the franchise throughout that point. The Fish had been near-ish to .500 in Mattingly’s first two seasons as skipper, ending 79-82 in 2016 after which 77-85 the next 12 months.

It was in direction of the top of that 2017 marketing campaign that the membership was offered from Jeffrey Loria to a gaggle headed by Derek Jeter and Bruce Sherman. The brand new possession group instantly got down to slash the workforce’s finances, buying and selling away Giancarlo Stanton, Marcell Ozuna and Christian Yelich that winter and J.T. Realmuto one 12 months later. That unsurprisingly led the workforce right into a stretch of poor outcomes, ending within the basement of the NL East in 2018 and 2019. They stunned with a 31-29 end within the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, with Mattingly profitable Supervisor of the 12 months within the course of, however then had been again to being unhealthy once more within the two subsequent campaigns. They went 67-95 final 12 months and at present sport a file of 63-89 right here in 2022.

These trades landed a number of prospects, together with Sandy Alcantara, Zac Gallen, Daniel Castano, Lewis Brinson, Monte Harrison, Isan Diaz, Sixto Sanchez, Jorge Alfaro and others. Only a few of these gamers discovered success in Miami, nonetheless, with lots of them having since moved on to different organizations. The membership nonetheless felt prefer it had sufficient younger pitching expertise to take an aggressive method this offseason, bringing in Avisail Garcia, Jorge Soler, Jacob Stallings and Joey Wendle for 2022. Sadly, all of these gamers have had disappointing seasons, that means the post-rebuild period nonetheless appears illusive.

Mattingly at present sports activities a file of 437-583 whereas on the helm in Miami, although it might be troublesome to position the blame squarely on him for all that dropping provided that the franchise has been deliberately unhealthy for a lot of that stretch. It’s additionally in all probability not what Mattingly had in thoughts when he first joined the workforce, because the thrilling bunch of younger and proficient MLB gamers that had been current when he was first employed had been despatched packing in change for even youthful prospects. On condition that his departure has been reported as a mutual determination, it doesn’t look like he was notably enthused about persevering with with the continued rebuild efforts. His assertion signifies that he’ll go dwelling to his household in Indiana, although it’s unclear if he can be fascinated by or pursue some other alternatives in baseball.

The Marlins will head into the offseason with a lot work to do that offseason to be able to enhance for 2023, however now they must add a managerial search to the record. Common supervisor Kim Ng and her workers might be competing with the Blue Jays, Phillies, Angels and Rangers, who all fired their managers this 12 months, although a few of them may doubtlessly retain their interim skippers into the long run.

Craig Mish and Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reported on Mattingly’s departure previous to the official workforce announcement.

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