Mattingly, who spent 14 seasons with the Yankees, earned six All-Star selections, nine Gold Gloves, and an AL MVP award. But for him, the real honor was to be a part of the Yankees legacy.

Don Mattingly was never that lucky. The former captain bickered with the original Boss, George Steinbrenner, in the 1980s and ‘90s for the right to grow out his hair — and lost.

Don Mattingly, Buck Showalter, and Jesse Barfield were inducted into the 2024 class of the New York Baseball Hall of Fame Chrystal Stone WNYT November 10, 2024 - 10:08 PM ...