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Miami Marlins reportedly hire Don Mattingly

By The Sports Xchange
Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly has agreed to a four year deal with the Miami Marlins, according to reports. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI
Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly has agreed to a four year deal with the Miami Marlins, according to reports. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI | License Photo

Don Mattingly is changing coasts to become manager of the Miami Marlins.

VICE Sports reported Mattingly agreed to a four-year deal with Miami.

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Mattingly and the Los Angeles Dodgers parted ways following the playoff loss to the New York Mets, but the Dodgers won the National League West.

Mattingly would be the eighth manager of the Marlins since 2010. Including interim hires, the longest-tenured manager during that time was Mike Redmond (two seasons).

Success in the regular season was no issue for the Dodgers but Mattingly couldn't find the right formula in the playoffs, winning only one postseason series in his tenure.

The Marlins are younger and sport a payroll less than one-third what Mattingly worked with in Los Angeles but expectations are high and patience tends to run low with Marlins' management.

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