"Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski told reporters, including Lochlahn March of the Philadelphia Inquirer, that the team is looking to hire Don Mattingly as a bench coach. "It's not official, but we have really focused on speaking with Don and trying to make that happen, and we're hopeful that it will," Dombrowski said. Mattingly has been a bench coach in Toronto for the past three seasons."
"Nationals president of baseball operations Paul Toboni shared details on manager Blake Butera's coaching staff with reporters, including Mark Zuckerman of MASN Sports. The list includes recent additions as first base coach and Grant Anders as bullpen catcher, but one of the more notable names is the lone holdover, Sean Doolittle. Washington is retaining the former closer as an assistant pitching coach. Doolittle came on board with the title of pitching strategist in 2024, shortly after his retirement as a player."
"The Nationals and Marlins have made recent additions, while the Phillies are close to bringing a former manager back to the division. The Marlins are expected to hire Blake Butler as an infield coach, reports Isaac Azout of Fish On First. He's taking over for Tyler Smarslok, who took a gig as field coordinator with the Nationals. Butler has been a minor league coach in Pittsburgh's system since 2020. He's managed Single-A Greensboro for the past two seasons."
The Phillies are pursuing Don Mattingly for a bench coach role. Mattingly served as a bench coach in Toronto for three seasons and managed the Marlins from 2016 to 2022. The Nationals added new coaches, including a first-base coach and bullpen catcher Grant Anders, and are retaining Sean Doolittle as an assistant pitching coach. Doolittle joined the staff as a pitching strategist in 2024 after retiring and saved 75 games for Washington over five seasons. The Marlins plan to hire Blake Butler as an infield coach; Butler has coached in Pittsburgh's minor-league system since 2020 and managed Single-A Greensboro.
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