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After his first World Series in a baseball career spanning more than four decades, Don Mattingly has made a decision about his baseball future.
The Toronto Blue Jays manager has decided he will not return to the team after his contract expired, according to the New York Post.
Mattingly’s career in the majors began in 1982 with the New York Yankees, where he became one of the best players in the league, but had nothing to show for it as the Yankees did not reach the postseason until his final season in 1995.
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Bench coach Don Mattingly of the Toronto Blue Jays is introduced before Game 1 of the 2025 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Rogers Center on October 24, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. (Mark Blinch/Getty Images)
Mattingly hit .400 in his first, and only, postseason series, and he retired soon after – the Yankees then won four of the next five World Series. Ironically, the Blue Jays defeated the Yankees in the Bronx en route to their first Fall Classic since 1992.
However, the former first baseman has no plans to retire, according to the report. The only managerial job that remains open is the Colorado Rockies.
Bench coach Don Mattingly of the Toronto Blue Jays takes the field prior to Game 2 of the 2025 World Series presented by Capital One between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Center on Saturday, October 25, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
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Mattingly spent three seasons with the Jays assisting manager John Schneider, whose first year manning the clubhouse was the year before Mattingly arrived.
A six-time All-Star, Mattingly won nine Gold Glove Awards and the MVP Award in 1985. After his playing career, he spent four years with the Yankees as both a hitting and bench coach, then followed Joe Torre to the Los Angeles Dodgers as their hitting coach. He took over for Torre after the 2010 season and spent five seasons there before managing the Miami Marlins from 2016 to 2022.
Toronto Blue Jays’ Don Mattingly looks on during batting practice before the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the World Series at Rogers Center on October 24, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. (Mark Blinch/Getty Images)
With the Marlins, he earned a spot in the 2020 postseason in a game at Yankee Stadium.
