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Don Mattingly has been named the interim manager of the Philadelphia Phillies after the firing of Rob Thomson. Mattingly previously managed the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2011 to 2015.
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Don Mattingly, formerly of the Los Angeles Dodgers, is the interim manager of the Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday fired manager Rob Thomson, and the interim skipper is a familiar face for many fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Don Mattingly, who managed the Dodgers from 2011 to 2015 and coached the team for three seasons before that, will serve as the Philliesâ interim manager this season, reports ESPN.
Jun 30, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly (8) in the first inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports
Mattinglyâs son, Preston Mattingly, is the general manager of the Phillies, creating âwhat is believed to be the first father-son manager-GM combination in baseball history,â ESPN added.
Thomson managed the Phillies from 2022 to 2026, and in the four seasons that he finished, he made the playoffs each time, including winning the National League pennant in 2022 and two NL East titles in 2024 and 2025.
The Philadelphia Phillies fired Rob Thomson to make a change in management, appointing Don Mattingly as the interim manager.
Don Mattingly managed the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2011 to 2015 and served as a coach for three seasons prior to that.
As interim manager, Don Mattingly aims to bring his experience and leadership to improve the team's performance for the remainder of the season.
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He also owns the highest winning percentage for a manager in Phillies franchise history, as detailed by Matt Gelb of The Athletic.
This season, however, the Phillies started 9-19, including losing 11 of their past 12 games.
That rough start comes after the Phillies were the preseason favorites to again win the division and boast one of the five most expensive rosters in the sport, which is also the largest payroll in the history of the franchise.
As for the teamâs hopes for the rest of 2026, itâs unclear if Mattingly can fully right the ship, Gelb said.
âThe Phillies have not hit, their reliable rotation has failed them, and the defense has been erratic at best,â he wrote. âAbsent a major roster shakeup, the Phillies are banking on a managerial change sparking something.â
Mattinglyâs five years at the helm in Los Angeles showed marked improvement, though he never won the pennant.
From his first season of 2011, in which the Dodgers had a 82-79 record but finished third in the NL West, Mattingly and the Dodgers only improved.
In 2012, the Dodgers went 86-76 and finished second in the division but missed the playoffs.
In his final three seasons, the Dodgers won the NL West each time and qualified for the postseason, with the best result coming in a NL Championship Series loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in 2013.
Those three straight division titles were the first time in Dodgers history the feat had been accomplished, per ESPN.
Mattingly stepped down as Dodgers manager in 2015 and was hired a week later by the Miami Marlins.