Editing Don Mattingly (section)

==Coaching career==
[[Image:Don Mattingly.JPG|thumb|200px|Mattingly as hitting coach with the [[New York Yankees]]]]
===New York Yankees (2004–2007)===
After retiring as a player, Mattingly spent seven seasons as a special instructor during Yankees' spring training in Tampa, Florida, from 1997 through 2003. Following the 2003 season, the Yankees named Mattingly the hitting coach. He spent three seasons in that role, receiving much praise from the Yankees organization and his players. Under Mattingly, the Yankees set an all-time franchise record with 242 home runs in 2004. After the 2006 season, Mattingly shifted to bench coach, replacing [[Lee Mazzilli]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2640046|title=Report: Mattingly to replace Mazzilli on Yankees' bench|date=October 26, 2006|work=ESPN|agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

After the 2007 season, when [[Joe Torre]] declined a one-year contract extension, Mattingly was a finalist for the Yankees' manager position, along with [[Joe Girardi]] and [[Tony Peña]]. The Yankees offered the managerial position to Girardi, who accepted.<ref name=yankeeman>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/30/sports/baseball/30yankees.html?pagewanted=print|title=Girardi, Pinstripe Champion, Is Yankees' Choice as Manager|newspaper=The New York Times|first=Tyler|last=Kepner|date=October 30, 2007|access-date=December 19, 2009}}</ref>

===Los Angeles Dodgers (2008–2010)===
After not being offered the position of manager for the Yankees, Mattingly joined Torre with the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] as the team's hitting coach. On January 22, 2008, Mattingly was replaced as hitting coach, citing family reasons, instead serving as major-league special-assignment coach for the Dodgers in 2008.<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/don-mattingly-leaves-joe-torre-side-family-matters-article-1.345086 |title=Don Mattingly leaves Joe Torre's side because of family matters|author=Anthony Mccarron|newspaper=[[Daily News (New York)]] |date = January 22, 2008}}</ref> Mattingly succeeded [[Mike Easler]] as Dodgers' hitting coach that July.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080709&content_id=3098269&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Report: Dodgers promote Mattingly Special hitting instructor would assume full-time role on staff|access-date=October 20, 2008|work=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref> The Dodgers were the National League runners-up in 2008 and 2009 (losing to the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] in both National League championship series), largely behind the bat of midseason acquisition [[Manny Ramirez]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2008 Los Angeles Dodgers Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/2008.shtml |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2009 Los Angeles Dodgers Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/2009.shtml |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

[[Image:Don Mattingly Dodgers.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Mattingly with the Dodgers]]
In the 2009–10 offseason, Mattingly was a finalist for the managerial position with the [[Cleveland Indians]], for which [[Manny Acta]] was eventually hired.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/09/17/joe.torre.retires/|title=Legendary Manager Joe Torre to Retire at End of Baseball Season|work=CNN|date=September 23, 2010|access-date=September 16, 2024}}</ref>

===Toronto Blue Jays (2023–present)===
On November 30, 2022, the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] announced that Mattingly would join the team as its bench coach.<ref name=BlueJays>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/news/don-mattingly-hired-as-blue-jays-bench-coach|title=Mattingly 'here to support' as Blue Jays' bench coach |work=MLB.com|last=Matheson|first=Keegan|date=November 30, 2022|access-date=September 16, 2024}}</ref> Ahead of the 2024 season, Mattingly was given the additional title of offensive coordinator, overseeing the team's hitting coaches and video coordinator.<ref name="wilner">{{cite news |last=Wilner |first=Mike |title=How Don Mattingly's new role in the Blue Jays dugout came to be |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/blue-jays/how-don-mattingly-s-new-role-in-the-blue-jays-dugout-came-to-be/article_059d4bdb-04f2-5295-b1a6-202898a9b240.html |website=Toronto Star |access-date=March 14, 2024 |language=en |date=November 20, 2023}}</ref> Following the 2024 season, Mattingly's role was reverted to that of a traditional bench coach.<ref name="shifting role">{{cite web |title=Mark Shapiro confirms Schneider, Atkins will return in 2025; Don Mattingly shifting roles |url=https://www.tsn.ca/mlb/mark-shapiro-confirms-schneider-atkins-will-return-in-2025-don-mattingly-shifting-roles-1.2182522 |website=TSN |access-date=October 3, 2024 |language=en-CA |date=October 2, 2024}}</ref>