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Jays move Mattingly to full-time bench coach

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Wednesday, 02 October 2024 16:18

TORONTO -- The Blue Jays are moving Don Mattingly back to the position of full-time bench coach after the former six-time All-Star also spent the 2024 season as the team's offensive coordinator.

"He's excited about that opportunity to impact us and [manager John Schneider] in a different way and a bigger way," general manager Ross Atkins said Wednesday at his end-of-season news conference. "We think the world of Donnie. He's been incredible and open-minded to change as well."

Atkins said associate manager DeMarlo Hale will remain in his role supporting Schneider in 2025.

However, Atkins said hitting coach Guillermo Martinez, field coordinator Gil Kim and assistant pitching coach Jeff Ware won't return after the Blue Jays went 74-88 and finished last in the American League East.

The Blue Jays scored 671 runs this season, the 23rd-highest total. The Arizona Diamondbacks led baseball with 886 runs.

Toronto hit 156 home runs, the fifth-lowest total in the majors. The New York Yankees led baseball with 237 homers.

Atkins said Ware is under contract and will be offered another role in the organization. Kim is not under contract but also will be offered another role. Both are free to pursue other opportunities, Atkins said.

Martinez is not under contract and will not be back with the Blue Jays.

A former Yankees slugger, Mattingly joined Toronto as bench coach in November 2022 after seven seasons as Miami Marlins manager. He won National League Manager of the Year honors with the Marlins in 2020.

Before Miami, Mattingly won three division titles in five seasons as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. He also worked as hitting coach and bench coach for the Yankees and as hitting coach of the Dodgers before his managerial stint in Los Angeles.

Mattingly spent his entire 14-year playing career with the Yankees, winning nine Gold Gloves at first base, three Silver Slugger awards, the 1984 AL batting title and the 1985 AL MVP award.

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