The L.A. Times is reporting that Dodgers hitting coach Don Mattingly will replace Joe Torre as the team's skipper after the season. An official announcement is expected before tonight's game against the Colorado Rockies at the Ravine.
There had been speculation for several years that Mattingly was being groomed to be Torre's replacement, going as far back to their days together in New York with the Yankees. In the last year or so, there had been talk of Torre possibly being extended for one more season beyond his current three-year contract. In recent weeks and days, Torre was said to have come to a decision on his future with the Dodgers, and as early as yesterday, it was reported that Torre had told his wife and Dodgers General Manager Ned Colletti of his decision.
Earlier in the day, Mattingly's son Preston, a minor-leaguer in the Dodgers organization, tweeted that "big news" was coming later today in regards to his Dad.
More to come...
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