Mattingly interviewing with Marlins on Monday

The Marlins are interviewing former Dodgers manager Don Mattingly for their managerial opening Monday, CBS Sports MLB Insider Jon Heyman has confirmed. Mattingly and the Dodgers parted ways last week.

Heyman reported earlier this month that Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria had a keen interest in Mattingly. Loria, a transplanted New Yorker who grew up a Yankees fan, apparently developed a relationship with Mattingly somewhere along the line.

The Dodgers will pay Mattingly in 2016, during what was supposed to be the final guaranteed year of his contract. Whichever team hires him could do so not necessarily at a discount, but with some subsidization.

There are currently four managerial openings in baseball: Dodgers, Marlins, Nationals and Padres. Mattingly’s not going back to the Dodgers, obviously, and Heyman says the Nationals appear to be be down to two candidates: Bud Black and Dusty Baker.

While the Marlins and Loria have a deservedly poor reputation among fans, their managerial job is pretty attractive. The team has a wealth of young talent, headlined by Giancarlo Stanton and Jose Fernandez, and they play in a new ballpark and a great city.

Mattingly, 54, took over as Dodgers manager in 2011 and went 446-363 (.551) in five years at the helm. He led the team to three straight division titles from 2013-15. It was the first time in team history the Dodgers went to the postseason in three consecutive years.

Mattingly has indicated he would like to manage in 2016, not work as a coach or in some other capacity. There had been some speculation the Yankees could show interest in bringing him back to serve as their hitting coach.

Don Mattingly is interviewing with the Marlins Monday. (USATSI)

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