PHILADELPHIA — Preston Mattingly, son of former Yankees captain, first baseman and MLB supervisor Don Mattingly, was promoted to basic supervisor of the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday beneath president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski.
Sam Fuld, GM since December 2020, will share GM duties with Mattingly.
However Fuld is learning for an MBA on the College of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Faculty and can change into president of the enterprise operations crew when he receives his diploma in Could 2026.
“Sam and Preston are two of the perfect younger folks within the recreation,” Dombrowski mentioned. “They’re distinctive in each manner. We now have a superb relationship between all of us, and actually, you look to the long run and say, “Properly, how is that this going to work out?”
Dombrowski, 68, is beneath contract with the Phillies via 2027, that means Mattingly will be capable of be taught the commerce beneath him for 3 seasons, after which if Dombrowski decides to retire, the Phillies will have already got his successor.
“I feel he has the power to be a basic supervisor and head of baseball operations for years to come back,” Dombrowski mentioned.
Mattingly, 37, performed within the minor leagues from 2006-11 after which went to Lamar College, the place he captained the basketball crew and earned a bachelor’s diploma in 2016.
He labored for the San Diego Padres from 2017-21, rising to Main League Advance Scouting and Recreation Planning Coordinator.
He joined the Phillies as director of participant growth in September 2021 and was promoted to assistant basic supervisor of participant growth final November.
“I am very excited in regards to the function,” Mattingly mentioned. “Truthfully, I simply love baseball. It means a lot to me. This has been my life since I used to be born. … I used to be very excited to work with the folks we now have within the group. They problem you each day and all of us share the identical imaginative and prescient to assist the Phillies obtain their final aim of successful the World Collection.”
Fuld will lead the enterprise operations departments after commencement.
Mattingly Day 1997 New York Put up
Present President of Enterprise Operations Dave Buck retired in December.
Fuld mentioned a number of folks — together with himself — will assume duties for the function for the 18 months till he graduates.
“I’ve all the time been within the enterprise aspect of baseball,” Fuld mentioned. “It is all the time been fascinating to me. That got here out of a dialog I had with Dave and (managing associate John Middleton) within the spring, and we talked in regards to the short-term, medium-term and long-term implications of this chance. It wasn’t one thing I had thought a lot about on the time, however as soon as I absorbed it and acquired my head round it, it felt like a very thrilling alternative each professionally and personally.”
The Phillies additionally introduced two different promotions within the baseball operations division.
Luke Merton has been promoted to director of participant growth and Edouard Gonzalez to director of hitting growth.
Don Mattingly was a six-time All-Star for the Yankees from 1982-95, then managed the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2011-15 and the Miami Marlins from 2016-22.
