Ex-Marlins manager Mattingly returns with Blue Jays to face former club
MIAMI — Don Mattingly has moved on from his seven-season managerial tenure in Miami however carefully screens the membership’s stable begin via the primary 72 video games of the season.
Mattingly, now a bench coach with the Toronto Blue Jays, returned to Miami on Monday for a three-game collection.
“I’ve been on this side a few different times but it’s been a while since I’ve been on the visiting side,” Mattingly mentioned earlier than the collection opener. “It’s always good flying into Miami. It’s one of those places you’ve been long enough you know where you’re at. It’s a good feeling walking into the ballpark, even though it’s a different entrance.”
Also completely different since Mattingly left is Miami’s efficiency. The Marlins started Monday 41-31 and second within the NL East. They are 10 video games over .500 for the primary time since May 2011.
“Obviously, I’m happy for the guys I had over there,” Mattingly mentioned. “And (general manager) Kim (Ng) built it the way she wanted it and is doing some things she wanted to do. It’s good to see her have success. And we’ll see where we go. Hopefully, we meet up in a really good place.”
The 62-year-old Mattingly and Marlins administration mutually agreed to half methods after the 2022 season. In his seven seasons with the membership, Mattingly guided the Marlins to a 443-587 file.
Two seasons into Mattingly’s Miami stint, new possession opted for an organizational overhaul. Gone in trades for minor league prospects had been 2017 NL MVP Giancarlo Stanton, future MVP Christian Yelich and All-Stars J.T. Realmuto and Marcell Ozuna.
As a consequence, Marlins squads in the course of the the rest of Mattingly’s tenure languished within the NL East standings. The lone exception was the 2020 membership which ended a 17-year playoff drought within the pandemic shortened season, incomes Mattingly NL Manager of the Year.
First-year Marlins supervisor Skip Schumaker appreciated the teachings realized from Mattingly within the season he performed with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2013. Before becoming a member of the Marlins in 2016, Mattingly guided the Dodgers for 5 seasons.
“Donnie was great to me in 2013,” Schumaker mentioned. “It was one of my favorite years in the big leagues. He was a players’ manager. I remember that the most. He really cared about the player. He’s really a good man and person. I’ve learned a lot from him.”
