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Morning Briefing: Mattingly to Become Blue Jays’ New Bench Coach

Good morning, Mets fans! Former Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly and the Toronto Blue Jays are in serious talks on a deal that would make the him the club’s newest bench coach, per Joel Sherman of the New York Post. Mattingly began managing the Marlins back in 2016 and led the National East team to one playoff appearance in his tenure with the team. The lone postseason appearance came...

Keith Hernandez More Hall Of Fame Worthy Than Don Mattingly

The Baseball Hall of Fame announced the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee ballot. In the common vernacular, it’s time for the Veteran’s Committee to vote on what is a highly controversial ballot likely to induce controversial results. Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, and Curt Schilling are some of the most controversial players to ever appear on the ballot. Their respective controversies led to...

Morning Briefing: Don Mattingly Stepping Down as Marlins Manager

Good morning, Mets fans! Don Mattingly and the Marlins have agreed that this year will be his last season as the team’s manager. Mattingly said owner Bruce Sherman and general manager Kim Ng gave him the blessing to leave the team, though he isn’t planning on retiring. In his seven years at the helm in Miami, Donnie Baseball has gone 437-583 (.428), winning NL Manager of the Year in...

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