Don Mattingly has admitted he wishes his now-famous end-of-season news conference had gone differently.
Days after the Los Angeles Dodgers were eliminated in the National League Championship Series, Mattingly said he felt entering the 2014 season on another one-year contract would make him a lame duck.
On Wednesday, the Dodgers announced a three-year contract extension with the manager.
"Things just come out of you at that point. Looking back, I would have rather it had stayed in-house and been dealt with like that," Mattingly said. "I didn't have any preconceived notions. I was not trying to do anything like that."
Via Associated Press