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Enough With Don Mattingly

Enough With Don Mattingly

No, He Doesn’t Belong in the Hall of Fame

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Paul White
Feb 12, 2023
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Look, I get it. He’s “Donnie Baseball.”

He had the mustache, and the pinstripes, and the awards. People talked about him as being the best player in baseball.

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But he wasn’t, let’s be clear about that. At no point in time was Don Mattingly the best player in…

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