The Los Angeles Dodgers confirmed on Wednesday night that Don Mattingly will return for at least one more season.
"Of course," Stan Kasten said. "I never had any thought he would renege on his contract. It was never a question for me."
Sources with knowledge of the situation said the Dodgers intend to begin dialogue with Mattingly on a new contract in the next few days.
Mattingly put pressure on the front office during a news conference Monday to either extend him a multiyear contract offer or move on without him, saying he had been frustrated with his status as a "lame-duck" manager during the season.