Don Mattingly has quickly found a new home.

The former Toronto Blue Jays bench coach is close to joining the Philadelphia Phillies in the same role, president Dave Dombrowski told reporters at MLB’s Winter Meetings on Monday.

Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said Mattingly left his role because of a desire to spend more time with his family. The news came on Nov. 7, just under one week after Toronto lost Game 7 of the World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The 64-year-old made his first appearance in the Fall Classic after spending 39 seasons (10 as a coach, 17 as a player and 12 as a manager) in professional baseball.

Mattingly fell six votes shy from being elected into the Hall of Fame on Sunday after he was named one of eight former players on the Contemporary Era Player ball

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