Joe Maddon unexpectedly opted out of his contract with the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday morning, raising speculation that new Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman would hire his former manager to replace Don Mattingly in Los Angeles.

Not so, says Friedman.

“As I said last week, Joe and I enjoyed a tremendous relationship working together in Tampa Bay and I wish him nothing but the best wherever his next stop will be,” Friedman said in a statement released by the team. “However, nothing has changed on our end. Don Mattingly will be our manager next season and hopefully for a long time to come.”

After two conversations with Mattingly by phone, Friedman said he was going into the job “with the mind-set that we’re going to work together for a long time.” Mattingly is under contract through 2016.

Maddon was under contract through 2015, but he had an opt-out clause in his contract that reportedly triggered when the Dodgers Friedman to be their President, Baseball Operations. Both Maddon and the Rays said last week that they were expecting the manager to sign a contract extension. Those negotiations reportedly only broke down Thursday.

The Dodgers are expected to hire a new general manager soon, if they have not done so already. (Major announcements in October are often delayed until after the World Series.) However, Maddon reportedly is interested in a manager’s position, so it’s doubtful the Dodgers would contact him about their GM opening. Former Diamondbacks and Padres GM Josh Byrnes is considered the front-runner for the position.

It was also reported Friday that Friedman’s contract with the Dodgers is for five years and $35 million.