Don Mattingly knew his time in Toronto was coming to an end months ago.

During an appearance at MLB’s flagship store in Manhattan for a Gold Glove meet-and-greet, Mattingly sounded off on his departure from the Blue Jays , revealing that he was “close to that decision before the season even started.”

“Kinda had a pretty good feeling this was gonna be my last season in Toronto,” Mattingly said. “… Had a great time there, the organization has been tremendous. The fans there are tremendous. It’s been a great run. But, before the year started, I felt like this was kind of the end with Toronto. Really nothing more than that.”

Toronto Blue Jays bench coach Don Mattingly surveys the crowd ahead of the first inning in Game 4 of baseball’s World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los An

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