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Associated Press
TORONTO -- Don Mattingly is joining the Blue Jays arsenic seat manager to manager John Schneider, the squad announced Wednesday.
The erstwhile New York Yankees slugger, a six-time All-Star, joins the Blue Jays aft 7 seasons arsenic manager of the Miami Marlins, wherever helium won National League Manager of the Year honors successful 2020.
Mattingly antecedently spent 5 seasons arsenic manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, winning 3 part titles successful that span. He besides worked arsenic hitting manager and seat manager for the Yankees and arsenic hitting manager of the Dodgers earlier his managerial stint successful Los Angeles.
In Toronto, Mattingly replaces Casey Candaele, who was promoted from Triple-A Buffalo to service arsenic Schneider's seat manager aft the Jays fired manager Charlie Montoyo successful July. The Blue Jays said Candaele volition resume his occupation arsenic manager of the Triple-A Bisons successful 2023.
Mattingly spent his full 14-year playing vocation with the Yankees, winning 9 Gold Glove awards astatine archetypal base, 3 Silver Slugger awards, the 1984 American League batting rubric and the 1985 AL MVP award.
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