r/baseball • u/Admirable-Nebula-122 • 19h ago

Phillies expected to name Don Mattingly as full-time manager this week: Sources

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7688238/2026/10/14/phillies-don-mattingly-manager-job/?source=athletic_user_shared_article_copylink&smid=url-share-ta
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u/HowardBunnyColvin KBO • NPB 19h ago

His son works in the front office, he was never going anywhere

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u/kmarx New York Yankees 19h ago

"works in the front office" is a funny way to describe the General Manager

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u/Hummer77x Philadelphia Phillies 19h ago

He’s the general manager in as much as King Charles is the ruler of England. Yeah he has the title but he’s not making these decisions.

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u/JinFuu Houston Astros 17h ago

But imagine if he was Charles I and then you get a Phillies Oliver Cromwell who trades any of your players with Irish heritage