Don Mattingly to receive extension from Dodgers

Discussion in 'Baseball Talk' started by Sportsguy, Jan 7, 2014.

  1. Sportsguy

    Sportsguy AKA-Sportsguy9695

    The Los Angeles Dodgers have reached an agreement on a contract extension with manager Don Mattingly, sources with knowledge of the situation told ESPN.com Tuesday.

    The team is expected to announce the extension later this week.

    Mattingly was already under contract for the 2014 season. Exact terms of the extension were unknown, although sources told ESPN that it covers the next three seasons.

    Mattingly managed all of last season without assurances he would remain at the helm beyond this year. He revealed during a tense news conference after the season that his option for 2014 vested when the Dodgers made the NL Championship Series, and he expressed frustration at having been put in that position.

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