Don Mattingly will not be returning to his position as the Blue Jays’ bench coach in 2025, but he doesn’t intend to retire just yet, according to a report from the New York Post.

Mattingly, 64, joined the Blue Jays in November 2022 as the bench coach for first-time manager John Schneider, who had been named Toronto’s permanent skipper the previous month after filling the role on an interim basis during the ’22 season.

Mattingly, whose contract was up after the 2025 Fall Classic, could have opted to pursue a reunion with Toronto after the club’s season ended in heartbreaking fashion with a Game 7 loss to the Dodgers . There was also some speculation that he might retire after reaching the World Series for the first time in his career. According to the Post, however, Mattingly is ready

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