Don Mattingly Hall Of Fame Eligibility

Don mattingly is once again up for consideration for the national baseball hall of fame as one of 10 finalists vying for induction on the 2020 modern baseball era ballot.

Don mattingly hall of fame eligibility. He had been grandfathered onto the ballot after the committee restricted eligibility to ten years. 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. Despite a strong playing career don mattingly has missed out once again on reaching the baseball hall of fame.

His career counting stats 222 hr 1 099 rbi 2 153 hits do not measure up especially for a first baseman. He received 145 votes 28 2 percent in his first year of eligibility but his total steadily declined. The hall of fame case for don mattingly is all about peak performance. Mattingly ended with 222 home runs and had 2 153 hits during his 14 year career all with.

The problem is that their cases remain just as weak as. He was inducted in the south atlantic league hall of fame in 1994 and the new york penn league hall of fame in 2015. 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. In 2015 mattingly s eligibility expired after fifteen attempts.

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. But he should get credit for getting enough votes to remain on the ballot all 15 years he was eligible. Examining don mattingly s hall of fame case voting history and chances for induction. Mattingly has been honored by two minor league halls of fame.

Mattingly will learn his fate on sunday when the results will be announced on mlb network at 8 p m. Mattingly also first became eligible for the hall of fame in the midst of the steroid era.