Don Mattingly Neither Resigned Nor Got Fired; Don Mattingly No Longer With LA Dodgers
Don Mattingly and the LA Dodgers had a mutual agreement to part ways on Thursday, reported on ESPN. It is the end of Mattingly's role as the Dodgers Manager after five years. He leaves LA Dodgers hoping that it is time to make a change.
During his supervision, the team was able to garner three consecutive division titles. The LA Dodgers never offered him a contract extension. "There's always going to be a desire to label this: Was he let go? Did he resign?" the general manager Farhan Zaidi said in a news conference on Thursday, via ESPN.
Don Mattingly has the longest time- frame to manage the team since Tommy Lasorda who resigned in 1996, according to Los Angeles Times. During the five years, Mattingly not only had the team won titles however, there are unmet expectations, losing the past two seasons in the NLDS and the 2013 NLCS, reports on NBC Sports.
He leaves the team with a lot of emotions. "I can't sit here and say I'm just bubbling over," He said. The discussion between him and the officials keeps on running around in circles and both team settled for an agreement that will benefit both parties, reported on ESPN.
Mattingly's departure either is a resignation or was fired by LA Dodgers. He was admired by many since he is not hard to like. Players respects him even the big personas of how he handles the clubhouse. "I think he had a good sense of when to approach players, not just when to do it, if to do it all", Farhan Zaidi said. He knows the good timing when to approach the guys after the heat cools down and when to push the right button and let go, said on Los Angeles Times.
"I've enjoyed my experiences and relationships with the organization's staff and players throughout my eight years in L.A." Don Mattingly said in a statement on ESPN.
Although Don Mattingly leaves the Dodgers, he will soon enough find a new job, for he is well respected and his accomplishments with the LA dodgers are well known. The Dodgers may soon need to find a new manager, according to NBC Sports.
