Ronald Blum of the Associated Press is reporting that Don Mattingly will become the new manager of the Miami Marlins.
Mattingly parted company with the Los Angeles Dodgers a day after losing to the New York Mets in the National League Division Series.
The Marlins also fired Dan Jennings after a 13-year association with the organization. He drew a lot of criticism for naming himself the Marlins manager while he was still the GM last May.
Jennings is under contract through 2018, and his dismissal came three weeks after team officials said he would resume his job as general manager. Ouch.
Mattingly will go from a Dodgers team with an MLB high $290 million payroll, to a Marlins team with an MLB low $64.9 million payroll.
“They don’t have a $300 million payroll in Miami,” said Mets manager Terry Collins, while at Citi Field on Thursday. “But they got pretty good players down there, believe me. They’ve got a good team.”
Mattingly went 446-363 in five years with the Dodgers and won the NL West the past three years.
The team will officially announce the moves after the conclusion of the Mets winning the World Series.
