American baseball player and executive (born 1987)
Baseball player
Preston Michael Mattingly (born August 28, 1987) is an Americanprofessional baseball second baseman and executive who is thegeneral manager for thePhiladelphia Phillies ofMajor League Baseball . He is the son ofDon Mattingly .
Mattingly is the son of Kim andDon Mattingly .[ 1] Major League Baseball (MLB) for theNew York Yankees .[ 2] [ 1]
Mattingly attendedEvansville Central High School , where he played for the school's football, baseball and basketball teams. He also played basketball in theAmateur Athletic Union .[ 3] points per game for the basketball team.Pat Knight recruited him to playcollege basketball atTexas Tech University .[ 4] letter of intent to playcollege baseball for theUniversity of Tennessee .[ 5]
TheLos Angeles Dodgers selected Mattingly in the first round, with the 31st overall selection, of the2006 MLB draft .[ 6] signing bonus .[ 7] batting average with the rookie-levelGulf Coast League Dodgers after signing.[ 3] Single-A from 2007 to 2010. He batted .210 with theGreat Lakes Loons in 2007[ 8] [ 3] Inland Empire 66ers , he batted .238 with 150strikeouts in 2009[ 9] [ 10]
On September 26, 2010, the Dodgers traded Mattingly to theCleveland Indians for minor leaguer Roman Pena.[ 10] [ 11] Rancho Cucamonga Quakes in 2011 and batted .232. On January 11, 2012, the Yankees signed Mattingly to a minor league contract.[ 12] [ 13]
In July 2013, Mattingly received an athletic scholarship fromLamar University to playcollege basketball for theLamar Cardinals basketball team as aguard .[ 14] [ 15] [ 16] [ 4] team captain for the Cardinals[ 4] [ 17]
After graduating from Lamar, Mattingly worked for theSan Diego Padres as manager of scouting for three years and then as coordinator of major league advance scouting and game planning for two years. In September 2021, thePhiladelphia Phillies hired him as their director of player development.[ 4] [ 18] [ 19]
On November 8, 2024, Mattingly was promoted to general manager of the Phillies, as current general managerSam Fuld will transition to the role of president of business operations for the team.[ 20] [ 21]
^a b Coffey, Alex (May 10, 2023)."Preston Mattingly felt helpless as his mother battled alcoholism. Here's how they discovered her 'second life' together" .Philadelphia Inquirer . RetrievedDecember 21, 2023 . ^ Waldstein, David (March 27, 2012)."Two Pedigreed Players Find They're a World Apart" .The New York Times . RetrievedDecember 21, 2023 . ^a b c Engelhardt, Gordon (December 24, 2008)."On being a Mattingly" .Evansville Courier & Press . RetrievedDecember 21, 2023 . ^a b c d Benbow, Dana Hunsinger (July 14, 2022)."Preston Mattingly's unlikely journey: MLB draft at 18, college basketball at 28, back to MLB" .The Indianapolis Star . RetrievedDecember 21, 2023 . ^ Reck, Tom (April 18, 2006)."Ramblin' Reck: This week loaded with high school sports action" .Terre Haute Tribune-Star . RetrievedDecember 21, 2023 . ^ Curry, Jack (June 7, 2006)."BASEBALL; Pitcher Is Royals' No. 1; Mattingly's Son Goes to Dodgers, Not Yankees" .The New York Times . RetrievedDecember 21, 2023 . ^ Engelhardt, Gordon (January 14, 2019)."Preston Mattingly a study in versatility" .Evansville Courier & Press . RetrievedDecember 21, 2023 . ^ Mott, Geoff (May 5, 2008)."The Great Lakes Loons' Preston Mattingly knows who to call when it comes to hitting tips: father Don Mattingly" .The Saginaw News . RetrievedDecember 22, 2023 . ^ Baxter, Kevin (September 7, 2009)."They learned about pro ball at an early age" .Los Angeles Times . RetrievedDecember 22, 2023 . ^a b Bernreuter, Hugh (September 28, 2010)."Preston Mattingly traded by Los Angeles Dodgers before father Don Mattingly gets a chance to manage" .MLive.com . RetrievedDecember 22, 2023 . ^ "No. 1 pick Zach Lee makes strong professional debut" .Los Angeles Times . April 9, 2011. RetrievedDecember 21, 2023 .^ Waldstein, David (January 12, 2012)."Yankees Add Another Mattingly" .The New York Times . RetrievedDecember 21, 2023 . ^ "Yankees release Don Mattingly's son, after signing 24-year-old to minor league deal in January" .NJ.com . The Associated Press. March 27, 2012. RetrievedDecember 21, 2023 .^ "Mattingly, ex-Loons' player, to play college hoops at age 26" .Midland Daily News . July 30, 2013. RetrievedDecember 21, 2023 .^ Hernandez, Dylan (July 27, 2013)."Don Mattingly's son to play college hoops for Bobby Knight's son" .Los Angeles Times . RetrievedDecember 21, 2023 . ^ Bradley, Jeff (January 20, 2015)."Preston Mattingly's baseball career didn't pan out, so he's trying hoops" .Sports Illustrated . RetrievedDecember 21, 2023 . ^ Lin, Dennis."35 under 35: This Mattingly is named Preston, and the Padres like that pedigree" .The Athletic . RetrievedDecember 21, 2023 . ^ Engelhardt, Gordon (September 30, 2021)."Evansville native Preston Mattingly named Philadelphia Phillies' director of player development" .The Indianapolis Star . RetrievedDecember 21, 2023 . ^ Coffey, Alex (November 8, 2023)."Phillies promote Brian Barber and Preston Mattingly to assistant GMs" .Philadelphia Inquirer . RetrievedDecember 21, 2023 . ^ "Preston Mattingly, son of Don Mattingly, named Phillies GM" . ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 8, 2024. RetrievedNovember 9, 2024 .^ Zolecki, Todd (November 8, 2024)."Mattingly promoted to Phillies' GM, Fuld soon to be president of business ops" . MLB.com. RetrievedNovember 9, 2024 .
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Note: Those listed here hold the title ofGeneral Manager for their team. Not all MLB teams have a person designated as such.
1965 :Wyatt 1966 :Hutton 1967 :Denbow 1968 :Valentine 1969 :McDermott 1970 :Haller 1971 :Rhoden 1972 :Harbin 1973 :Farr 1974 :Sutcliffe 1975 :Bradley 1976 :Scioscia 1977 :Welch 1978:None 1979 :Howe ,Perry 1980 :Jones 1981 :D. Anderson 1982 :Stubbs 1983 :Sonberg 1984 :Livingston 1985 :Gwynn 1986 :White 1987 :Opperman 1988 :Bene 1989 :K. Jones, Goodwin ,McAndrew 1990 :Walden 1991:None 1992 :Luzinski, Moore 1993 :Dreifort 1994 :Konerko 1995 :Yocum 1996 :Rolls 1997 :Davis 1998 :Crosby 1999 :Repko 2000 :Diggins 2001:None 2002 :Loney ,G. Miller 2003 :Billingsley 2004 :Elbert ,DeWitt ,Orenduff 2005 :Hochevar 2006 :Kershaw ,Morris ,Mattingly 2007 :Withrow ,Adkins 2008 :Martin 2009 :A. Miller 2010 :Lee 2011 :Reed 2012 :Seager ,Valentín 2013 :C. Anderson 2014 :Holmes 2015 :Buehler ,Funkhouser 2016 :Lux ,Smith ,Sheffield 2017 :Kendall 2018 :Ginn 2019 :Hoese ,Busch 2020 :B. Miller 2021 :Bruns 2022:None 2023 :George 2024 :Lindsey 2025 :Root ,Davalan
