PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Phillies say Pete Mackanin will stay as their manager for the rest of the season.
General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. made the announcement Tuesday.
Mackanin took over on an interim basis last Friday after manager Ryne Sandberg resigned.
"It's a good feeling," Mackanin said. "I'm happy that I know what my fate is until the end of the season."
At 27-51, the Phillies had the worst record in the majors going into Tuesday night's home game against Milwaukee. His goal is to try to develop Philadelphia's young players.
"I'm just going to continue to try to develop them as much as possible and try to get them to where we think they can be and move on to the future," he said.