Phillies Appoint Don Mattingly Manager On Two-Year Contract
The Philadelphia Phillies have officially appointed Don Mattingly as their manager, removing his interim title and signing him to a two-year contract.
Bakersfield, CA, October 14, 2026 —
The Philadelphia Phillies have officially appointed Don Mattingly as manager, removing the interim designation and signing him to a two-year contract. The appointment gives Mattingly the manager’s title under a deal with a stated two-year term.
The information provided does not specify when the contract begins, whether the two-year term covers particular seasons, or when Mattingly first took on the interim role. It also does not include financial terms or describe any other conditions of the agreement.
No reason for the appointment was provided, and no details were given about the Phillies’ decision-making process. The announcement also did not include comments from Mattingly or the team, so there is no stated explanation of his plans or the organization’s expectations for his tenure.
The appointment confirms a change in Mattingly’s status from interim manager to the team’s officially appointed manager. Beyond that change and the two-year contract, further details about the arrangement were not provided. The available information does not identify any next steps, roster decisions, or other changes connected to the appointment.
Story summarized from the original created by DAN GELSTON, Associated Press on www.kget.com, see more information here.
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