Report: Dodgers to interview Dave Martinez as final managerial candidate
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}MESA, AZ - MARCH 2: Bench coach Dave Martinez #4 of the Chicago Cubs poses during Photo Day on Monday, March 2, 2015 at Sloan Park in Mesa, Arizona. (Photo by Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
Dave Martinez currently serves as the bench coach for the Chicago Cubs. Ron Vesely Getty Images
The Los Angeles Dodgers' interviewing process for a new manager to replace Don Mattingly reportedly will soon come to a close.
According to the New York Post, the Dodgers are set to interview Chicago Cubs bench coach Dave Martinez as the final candidate to fill their managerial vacancy.
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Martinez, who followed Cubs manager Joe Maddon from Tampa Bay, worked under current Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman while with the Rays.
The report indicates that the Dodgers will narrow their search down to three candidates after interviewing Martinez at the General Manager Meetings.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Among the reported candidates who have already been interviewed for the position are Bud Black, Kirk Gibson, Dave Roberts, Darin Erstad, and in-house candidates Tim Wallach, Ron Roenicke, and Gabe Kapler.