Don Mattingly hired as manager of the Miami Marlins

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Don Mattingly didn't stay unemployed for long. Seven days after Mattingly and the Los Angeles Dodgers mutually parted ways, the former manager landed a new job with the Miami Marlins.

The Marlins agreed to hire Mattingly as the next manager to a four year deal, a person familiar with the process told USA TODAY Sports.

The person requested anonymity because the move has not been formally announced.

The news was first reported by Vice Sports.

Mattingly, who managed the Dodgers the last five seasons, will be the Marlins eighth manager since 2010. He won the National League West the past three seasons. However, the Dodgers advanced beyond the NL Division Series just once under Mattingly.

In Miami, he will inherit a much younger team that includes outfielder Giancarlo Stanton and pitcher Jose Fernandez. And the opening day payroll will be nearly one-third that of the the Dodgers' payroll.

Mattingly's managerial career began in 2011 when he was hand-picked by Joe Torre as his successor. He has a 446-363 (.551) record as manager, the sixth-best winning percentage in franchise history.

In 2015, Mattingly was in his first season under the new duo of president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman and general manager Farhan Zaidi. But Mattingly wasn't his guy, and the two decided to part ways.

"As we kept talking, it just became clear that this was the right time," Mattingly said of his departure. "I think it was best for me and for the club."

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