Don Mattingly has found glory and riches and hundreds of victories, but has never appeared on the brightest stage. As manager of the Dodgers, he is coming closer.

Mattingly was the face of the Yankees before Derek Jeter and after Reggie Jackson. He played 14 seasons, hitting 222 homers with a .307 batting average, 1,099 RBI, 2,153 hits and a .830 OPS.

“It’s one of those things. It’s not uncomfortable for me. I don’t think it’s for him either.” Girardi was chosen over Mattingly to manage the Yankees in the fall of 2007.

The Toronto Blue Jays hired Don Mattingly to be their bench coach on Wednesday. Manager John Schneider, a New Jersey native, grew up rooting for the former New York Yankees star. The Toronto Blue ...