Don Mattingly has stated his interest in remaining the manager of the Philadelphia Phillies for the upcoming season, contingent on an offer from the team's front office. "Oh, I would do it," Mattingly said in an interview prior to the Phillies' 11-5 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. "I committed myself to two years with the Phillies when I came over. So whatever (president of baseball operations) Dave (Dombrowski) wants to do in that regard. But yeah, I think I would like to do it." Matingly joined the Phillies in January as bench coach after three seasons in the same capacity with the Toronto Blue Jays. He was appointed interim manager on April 28, following the dismissal of Rob Thomson. Under Thomson, the Phillies had a record of 9-19 this season. Since Mattingly took over, the team has achieved a 43-22 record, the second-best performance in Major League Baseball during that span. The Phillies have narrowed the gap in the National League East, trailing the Atlanta Braves by three games as of May 22, and are currently tied with the Miami Marlins for the second wild-card spot. Preston Mattingly, one of Don Mattingly's four sons, serves as the Phillies' general manager, believed to be the first father-son manager-GM pairing in baseball history.