Don Mattingly, as soon as once more, has been denied entry into the Baseball Corridor of Fame.
The New York Yankees’ legend didn’t reveive the 12 votes wanted from the 16-member Modern Baseball Period Committee on the Winter Conferences in Orlando to earn induction in what was his nineteenth time on the poll.
Mattingly obtained six votes, which was two lower than his earlier look on the poll three years in the past.
The lone candidate of the eight gamers on this yr’s poll to be elected was former five-time All-Star second baseman Jeff Kent, who obtained 14 votes. Carlos Delgado obtained 9 votes and Dale Murphy obtained six.
Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Gary Sheffield and Fernando Valenzuela every obtained fewer than 5 votes.
Below a change introduced by the Corridor final March, candidates who obtained fewer than 5 votes should not eligible for that committee’s poll through the subsequent three-year cycle. A candidate who’s dropped, later reappears on a poll and once more receives fewer than 5 votes could be barred from future poll appearances.
Mattingly’s subsequent alternative for enshrinement will likely be in 2028, his twentieth look on the poll.
The beloved former Yankees captain hit .307 and received 9 Gold Gloves throughout his 14-year enjoying profession that started in 1982. Earlier than being hampered by again points, Mattingly had a six-year stint from 1984 to 1989 when he was thought-about one of many high gamers within the sport. He received the 1984 batting title with a .343 common whereas incomes the primary of six consecutive All-Star choices.
He adopted that up by being named American League MVP in 1985 after hitting .324 with a career-high 35 dwelling runs and league-leading 145 RBIs. He was AL MVP runner-up the next yr after hitting a career-best .352 with 31 homers and 113 RBIs, ending second in voting to Boston Crimson Sox pitcher Roger Clemens.
The Indiana native, a 19th spherical choose within the 1979 draft, was the face of the Yankees at a time when the franchise was mired in considered one of its longest postseason droughts.
Mattingly was destined for his first playoff look in 1994 earlier than an MLB strike that led to the cancelation of the 1994 postseason. He reached the playoffs with the Yankees the next season, by which he had 10 hits and 6 RBIs over 5 video games through the American League Division Sequence, together with a dramatic go-ahead dwelling run in Recreation 2 at Yankee Stadium.
The Yankees held a 2-0 sequence lead over the Seattle Mariners earlier than dropping three straight to finish their season and Mattingly’s profession.
Mattingly retired on the age of 34, and the Yankees the next season went on to win the World Sequence in what was the beginning of a dynasty.
As a supervisor, he guided the Los Angeles Dodgers to 3 straight Nationwide League West division titles from 2013 to 2015, and as skipper for the Miami Marlins received the Supervisor of the 12 months award in 2020. He lastly reached the World Sequence in 2025 as bench coach of the Toronto Blue Jays, falling simply in need of capturing his first title after a devastating Recreation 7 loss.
Corridor of Fame enshrinement, like a championship ring, has eluded Mattingly, who’s now 64 years outdated.
He first appeared on BBWAA Corridor of Fame poll in 2001, receiving 28.2 % of the vote, with 75 % required for enshrinement. It was the best share he obtained in his 15 years on the poll. In 2015, his ultimate yr on the first poll, he obtained simply 9.1 % of the vote, his lowest as a candidate.
In 2022, throughout his third look on the Eras Committee poll, he was 4 votes shy of the 12 wanted for enshrinement, ending second behind Fred McGriff, who obtained 16 votes.
As much as three gamers may very well be chosen by voters – which included Corridor of Fame gamers, MLB executives, veteran media members and historians. Below a brand new rule, gamers obtain fewer than 5 votes are ineligible for the following voting cycle. Candidates who obtain fewer than 5 votes twice are completely faraway from the poll.
Kent, who obtained a excessive of 46.5% within the final of 10 BBWAA poll appearances in 2023, will likely be inducted on the corridor in Cooperstown, New York, on July 26 together with anybody chosen by the Baseball Writers’ Affiliation of America, whose balloting will likely be introduced on Jan. 20.
