Don Mattingly career timeline, from first manager stint with Dodgers to interim role with Phillies
Don Mattingly has had a long career in baseball as a player, coach, and manager, leading teams like the Dodgers, Marlins, and Blue Jays, but has never won a World Series. After serving as the Toronto Blue Jays' bench coach in their 2025 Fall Classic loss, he joined the Philadelphia Phillies as bench coach before being named interim manager following Rob Thomson's firing. Mattingly previously managed the Dodgers from 2011 to 2015, winning three division titles, and earned NL Manager of the Year honors in 2020 with the Marlins. Despite consistent leadership, he has yet to reach a World Series as a manager.
- ▪Don Mattingly played his entire 14-year MLB career with the New York Yankees, earning six All-Star selections and an AL MVP award but never reaching the postseason until his final season.
- ▪He served as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2011 to 2015, leading them to three consecutive NL West titles from 2013 to 2015 but losing in the NLDS each year.
- ▪Mattingly won the 2020 NL Manager of the Year award after guiding the Miami Marlins to a playoff berth in the pandemic-shortened season despite a major COVID-19 outbreak on the team.
- ▪He reached the World Series for the first time in 2025 as bench coach of the Toronto Blue Jays, who lost to the Dodgers in seven games.
- ▪Mattingly became interim manager of the Philadelphia Phillies in 2026 after Rob Thomson was fired, having joined the team as bench coach earlier that year.
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