Don Mattingly Hall Of Fame Eligibility

On sunday night the miami marlins manager and former new york yankees star came up.

Don mattingly hall of fame eligibility.

In 2015 mattingly s eligibility expired after fifteen attempts. Despite a strong playing career don mattingly has missed out once again on reaching the baseball hall of fame. In 2001 the first year of mattingly s eligibility barry bonds hit 73 homers. Breaking down don mattingly s hall of fame case as we continue with our hall of fame series leading up to the class of 2014 announcement let s have a closer look at don mattingly.

Examining don mattingly s hall of fame case voting history and chances for induction. But he should get credit for getting enough votes to remain on the ballot all 15 years he was eligible. New york yankees icon don mattingly is entering his 14th season of hall of fame eligibility this year. As a lifetime pinstriper whose jersey number is retired alongside inner circle players like.

He received 145 votes 28 2 percent in his first year of eligibility but his total steadily declined. Mattingly will learn his fate on sunday when the results will be announced on mlb network at 8 p m. The problem is that their cases remain just as weak as. The hall of fame case for don mattingly is all about peak performance.

His career counting stats 222 hr 1 099 rbi 2 153 hits do not measure up especially for a first baseman. Mattingly has been honored by two minor league halls of fame. Don mattingly from his sabr bio quoting mattingly in good company from the new york times making the hall of fame case for donnie baseball. Mattingly ended with 222 home runs and had 2 153 hits during his 14 year career all with.

He had been grandfathered onto the ballot after the committee restricted eligibility to ten years. Don mattingly and steve garvey are two big names getting a second shot at the hall of fame through the modern baseball era committee ballot.