Despite being ineligible for induction by the Baseball Writers Association of America, Donnie Baseball finds himself on a different path toward making the Hall of Fame.
During this strange period of extended virtual learning, he asked his friends, all over the Tristate and beyond, to help him out with his daily lesson with a video intro. Recently, Don Mattingly stepped up to the plate.
Founded by Don and Lori Mattingly, Mattingly Charities has partnered with the MLB's Revive Baseball in Inner cities (RBI), establishing a program in Evansville as part of the effort to serve underprivileged youth.
During his playing days with the Yankees, Don Mattingly was known as much for his iconic mustache as he was his play on the field, making his decision to enact a "no facial hair" policy as the manager of the Marlins a surprising one.