rest - http://espn.go.com/losangeles/mlb/st...s-parting-waysThe Los Angeles Dodgers and manager Don Mattingly have mutually agreed to part ways, the team announced Thursday.
Mattingly had one year remaining on his contract, and sources indicated to ESPN's Ramona Shelburne that the Dodgers offered him an extension this past weekend. But after years of uncertainty about the Dodgers' long-term commitment to him -- Mattingly has worked under two ownership groups and two general managers -- he informed the team earlier this week that he preferred to move on.
"There was great respect from both sides," Mattingly's agent, Ray Schulte, told ESPN's Mark Saxon.
Mattingly met with Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, general manager Farhan Zaidi and senior vice president of baseball operations Josh Byrnes for several days after the conclusion of the season.