ORLANDO – The Hit Man has missed the Corridor of Fame lower as soon as once more.
Don Mattingly, who starred for the Yankees from 1982-1995, fell in need of election into Cooperstown on Sunday. The previous first baseman, who has held quite a few teaching and managerial gigs since his enjoying profession ended, was on the Corridor of Fame’s Up to date Baseball Period poll, which featured candidates whose major contributions to the sport have come since 1980.
Former Met Jeff Kent, among the finest second basemen of all time, was elected off the Up to date Baseball Period poll. Two different former Yankees, Roger Clemens and Gary Sheffield, have been additionally candidates. So have been Barry Bonds, Carlos Delgado, Dale Murphy and Fernando Valenzuela.
Bonds, Clemens and Sheffield have been all related to performance-enhancing medicine throughout their careers.
A 16-person Up to date Period Committee voted on the candidates, and 12 votes have been required for election. Mattingly acquired six votes from the committee, which included Corridor of Famers Fergie Jenkins, Jim Kaat, Juan Marichal, Tony Pérez, Ozzie Smith, Alan Trammell and Robin Yount; main league executives Mark Attanasio, Doug Melvin, Arte Moreno, Kim Ng, Tony Reagins and Terry Ryan; and media/historians Steve Hirdt, Tyler Kepner and Jayson Stark.
The complete voting outcomes have been as follows: Kent (14 votes, 87.5%); Delgado (9 votes, 56.3%); Mattingly (6 votes, 37.5%); Murphy (6 votes, 37.5%); Bonds, Clemens, Sheffield and Valenzuela every acquired lower than 5 votes.
That Up to date Period Committee decided that Mattingly, 64, was unfit of baseball immortality after the Baseball Writers’ Affiliation of America declined to elect him off its personal poll over the course of 15 tries from 2001-2015. He debuted on that poll with 28.2% of the vote, a personal-best however nicely in need of the 75% required for BBWAA candidates.
Mattingly additionally didn’t earn induction in 2018, 2020 and 2022 after showing on varied committee ballots.
Named the Yankees’ captain in 1991, Donnie Baseball was a six-time All-Star, nine-time Gold Glover and three-time Silver Slugger whereas enjoying completely in pinstripes. He received the American League’s batting title in 1984 and the MVP Award in 1985, however he’s additionally one of many best Yankees to by no means win a World Collection.
After solely making the playoffs in his ultimate season, a championship has remained elusive in Mattingly’s post-playing profession regardless of coming shut a number of instances as a coach and skipper. The latest alternative got here this previous season, as Mattingly was the Blue Jays’ bench coach. Toronto misplaced the Fall Basic to the Dodgers, whom Mattingly beforehand managed.
Mattingly and the Jays have since parted methods.
Hindered by again points, Mattingly ended his enjoying days with a .307 common, .830 OPS, 222 dwelling runs and 1,099 RBI. His 42.4 bWAR is greater than that of some hitters already within the Corridor of Fame, together with Phil Rizzuto, Roy Campanella, Dave Parker and Invoice Mazeroski.
The Corridor of Fame will announce outcomes for the most recent BBWAA poll on Jan. 20, 2026. The 2026 Corridor of Fame induction ceremony, which is able to embody Kent, will happen on July 26.
