Nightengale: By going to Marlins, did Don Mattingly take worst job in baseball?

NEW YORK — Don Mattingly just accepted the worst managerial job in baseball.

He is the new manager of the Miami Marlins, a team that has had eight managers since 2010.

Then again, maybe it’s the best job in baseball.

Where else can you sign a four-year contract, and have a three-year paid vacation after you’ve been fired, just like Ozzie Guillen?

Mattingly, if nothing else, has got to be a glutton for punishment.

He’s the only man in baseball who has worked for the holy trinity of owners:

► Played and coached for George Steinbrenner in New York.

► Coached and managed for Frank McCourt in Los Angeles.

► And now managing for Jeffrey Loria in Florida.

And if there were any question about where Mattingly stands in his new team’s power structure, it was answered Thursday. Dan Jennings, who left the front office and took over as manager of the Marlins in May, was fired as general manager.

That means Mattingly will have only one boss.