Don Mattingly, the Blue Jays' bench coach this past season and hitting coach in 2023 and 2024, had called it quits with the organization just days after the World Series. "I knew it was time for me, really before the season started," Mattingly told the hosts. "It was nice to be wanted, right? Toronto wanted me. Despite perhaps mentally always having one foot out the door this past season, Mattingly described his experience in Toronto as "definitely positive."