LOS ANGELES -- Don Mattingly will be back as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers next season with a new three-year contract that takes him through 2016, quieting speculation that his future with the club was somehow in doubt. A person familiar with the agreement, speaking on condition of anonymity because no statements were authorized, said Mattingly is getting a raise from the $1.4 million he made last year. By comparison, Yankees manager Joe Girardi, entering his seventh season in New York, is starting a $16 million, four-year agreement after completing a $9 million, three-year deal. Mattingly had sought the stability of a multiyear deal. "I just want guys to know the organization has confidence in you is important to me as a manager," he said by phone from his off-season home in Evansville, Ind. Mattingly has a 260-225 record in his first three seasons with the Dodgers, who reached the NL championship series this year, automatically triggering an extension of his contract that was set to expire at the end of last season. He was runner-up for NL Manager of the Year last season. Last winter, the Dodgers declined to exercise Mattinglys option for 2014, a move he believed portrayed him as a lame-duck in the clubhouse. In an awkward October news conference after the Dodgers were eliminated by St. Louis in the playoffs, Mattingly said the organization put him in a difficult position by not exercising the option. The front office didnt clarify his status for 2014 that day, which frustrated Mattingly. "I knew my contract had vested. I thought that at least that would have been said that day," he said. "It kind of got left open and thats what got me going a little bit. If I had to do all over again, I would have preferred it to be in-house. I wish I had kept it inside and dealt with it face-to-face with those guys." The next day, the team didnt pick up the contract option of coach Trey Hillman, who was Mattinglys right-hand man on the bench. Shortly thereafter, Mattingly spoke with majority owner Mark Walter and team president Stan Kasten, who let him know they wanted him back. "I was comfortable with where it was going to go," Mattingly said. "I knew at that point wed get something done." General manager Ned Colletti said the deal was mostly done three weeks ago, but the club waited until after a flurry of off-season signings and the holidays ended to announce it. "Its well-deserved," he said. "The traits of the man are really work ethic and making sure he can be as successful as he can be and not leaving anything per chance. Thats one of the main reasons I hired him three years ago." Mattingly began his career with the Dodgers in 2008 as a hitting coach under Joe Torre, who mentored Mattingly and endorsed him as a successor after Torre retired. NOTES: Colletti has talked to the representative of star pitcher Masahiro Tanaka and he said his camp is in a feeling-out process with all 30 MLB teams. The 30-day window to sign the 25-year-old Japanese right-hander ends on Jan. 24. ... The team has talked to the agent of NL Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw, who is eligible for free agency after next season. "Its our desire to sign him here for a very long time," Colletti said. ... CF Matt Kemp is out of the walking boot that was on his sprained left ankle at the end of last season, and hes starting to hit. The Dodgers expect him to be ready by the middle of spring training. ... Colletti would like to sign another infielder to give the team more versatility. ... INF Dee Gordon is playing winter ball in Puerto Rico. ... 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MARIE, Ont. — Nick Ritchie scored a power-play goal at 15:35 of the third period to help lift the Greyhounds over Guelph.Jared McCann and Sergey Tolchinsky also found the back of the net for Sault Ste. Marie (32-9-2). The win was the fifth straight for the No. 4 Greyhounds.Zac Leslie opened the scoring 2:41 into the first for the Storm (23-16-3). Jason Dickinson addded a goal on the man advantage 17 seconds into the second.dddddddddddd---SPIRIT 4 WOLVES 1SAGINAW, Mich. — Blake Clarke and Devon Paliani both scored in the first period as the Spirit dominated Sudbury.Connor Brown and Jesse Barwell also scored for Saginaw (19-20-2), which scored four straight. The win also ended a three-game losing streak.Kyle Capobianco replied for the Wolves in the third period (7-32-2). Sudbury has now lost its last 11 outings.---RANGERS 3 GENERALS 2KITCHENER, Ont. — Connor Bunnaman scored the third of three goals in the second period as the Rangers edged No. 1 Oshawa.Ryan MacInnis would score shortly after for Kitchener (18-14-8). Brandon Robinson also chipped in.Kenny Huether opened the scoring for the Generals (31-7-2) with Chris Carlisle adding the other.---KNIGHTS 5 SPITFIRES 2LONDON, Ont. — Christian Dvorak struck twice and added two assists as the Knights scored three in the third period to beat Windsor.Mitchell Marner also had a four-point night for London (25-13-3), scoring once. Owen MacDonald and Matt Rupert supplied the rest of the offence. 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