CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Mickey Morandini hasn't been in the Major Leagues since 2000, but he looks like he could produce a quality at-bat against Cole Hamels.

Morandini is 42, but he still looks like a ballplayer.

Morandini is back in uniform for the first time since his playing days. He will be in Clearwater for the next two weeks as a guest instructor as he eyes a future in coaching and managing.

"I'm a baseball player, and hopefully someday I can be a baseball coach or manager," he said before Thursday's Grapefruit League game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Bright House Field. "I've wanted to get back into it, and I thought it would be a good time to get my feet wet a little bit."

Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. called Morandini -- a fan favorite from the 1993 National League championship team -- after he took over the GM duties from Pat Gillick. Amaro asked Morandini to get involved.

"I want to see what it's all about," Morandini said. "I'm enjoying it. It's been fun down here."

But it will be a while before Morandini pursues a full-time coaching career. He wants to see his kids -- ages 14, 12 and 8 -- get a little older.

In the meantime, he will continue to coach baseball at Valparaiso (Ind.) High School.

"I've always wanted to do this, but with the young kids, I'm not ready to do the travel thing," Morandini said.

Back home in Indiana, Morandini watched the Phillies last October during their run to the club's second World Series championship in 126 years.

"I was pulling for the Phillies all the way," he said. "I'm a Philly guy. It was fun to watch. I was real happy for the fans that they finally got one."

Of course, watching the Phillies take over Philadelphia certainly brought back memories of '93.

"Oh, yeah, I always think about '93," Morandini said. "I don't think I'll ever forget that. We came so close. I honestly believe [that if] we win that Game 6, we take the whole thing. We believed the momentum was on our side. We were playing great baseball. The way Curt [Schilling] came out in Game 5 and shut them down ... we had the lead in Game 6 -- we felt real good about our chances."