The Phillies made a few unexpected announcements on Friday regarding the composition of the club’s front office.
Vice president and general manager Sam Fuld will transition to president of business operations in May 2026, after Fuld completes his MBA at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, managing partner John Middleton and president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski announced.
Stepping into Fuld’s two roles is Preston Mattingly, who was promoted Friday to VP and GM. Mattingly was an assistant general manager in 2024 after two years as director of player development.
The club also promoted Luke Murton to director of player development after he’d served as director of hitting development. That role now goes to Edwar Gonzalez, who was previously assistant director of hitting development.
Fuld, who was hired in November 2017 and promoted to GM in December 2020, had been perceived as the heir apparent to Dombrowski atop the Phillies’ baseball operations department, so his transition to the business side is a notable one. He’ll continue to serve as general manager until May 2026 but will split duties with Mattingly.
“I look forward to taking on this new challenge with the same passion, competitiveness and respect that I’ve applied throughout my professional career,” Fuld said in a statement released by the team. “The opportunity to collaborate across baseball and business operations is an exciting one, and I’m honored to be entrusted with helping to build upon the many great elements of this organization.”
Mattingly led a turnaround in the Phillies’ player development efforts upon joining the organization in September 2021; the Phillies rewarded him last November with the promotion to assistant GM and, now, another promotion to GM.
“The continued growth of Sam and Preston is remarkable,” Dombrowski said in the statement. “Both of them do a fantastic job, and these promotions provide continuity in the organization for years to come. Additionally, Luke and Edwar are both quality baseball individuals that are deserving of their promotions. I feel that they are well prepared to lead our player development system.”
Phillies Nation will have more as the story develops.
