Phillies Consider Multiple Candidates Before Appointing Don Mattingly

• The Phillies promoted Don Mattingly to full-time manager and signed him to a two-year contract.
• President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski sought permission to contact Dodgers employees Chase Utley and Raul Ibanez.
• The Phillies also considered former Red Sox manager Alex Cora during their search.
• Don Mattingly was serving as interim manager before his promotion.
• The team's managerial search concluded with Mattingly's appointment on Wednesday.