The Dodgers also announced that hitting coach Don Mattingly will be stepping up to replace Torre in the first managerial position of his career, according to ESPN.com. Mattingly will become the fourth manager of the Dodgers since 2004, and he is the team's seventh manager since Tommy Lasorda retired after his 20-year tenure in 1996.
"The opportunity to manage the Los Angeles Dodgers is truly an honor," Mattingly said in a news release. "There are few organizations in the world with the history, tradition and track record of success as the Dodgers. I'm looking forward to continuing what I came here to accomplish with Joe and that's to win a world championship."
Torre helped lead the Dodgers to back-to-back NL West titles in his first two seasons managing the club. In each appearance, Los Angeles dropped the NL Championship Series to the Philadelphia Phillies. The Dodgers currently sit 11 games back in the NL wild-card race with a slim chance of making the playoffs. Torre posts a 251-220 career record in Los Angeles.
"It has been an incredible honor to wear the Dodger uniform and I will always carry with me some very special memories from the past three seasons," Torre said in the release. "This was not a decision I took lightly but I believe it's the right one for myself and my family and I'm truly thrilled that Donnie will be the one leading the Dodgers. It's time that the Dodgers had a new voice and I have the utmost confidence in him. I know he's ready for the challenge."
In addition to the Dodgers, Torre has managed the Mets, Cardinals, Braves, and Yankees during his 29 years as an MLB manager. He has won 2,318 games in that span and captured four World Series titles, all coming during his 12-year term with the Yankees.
Torre, 70, has not confirmed whether or not he will be staying on with the league in any other administrative role, a career path he has previously expressed interest in following his retirement from managing.
