Don Mattingly

Don Mattingly
Mattingly as manager of the Dodgers
Miami Marlins – No. 8
First baseman / Manager
Born: (1961-04-20) April 20, 1961 (age 55) Evansville, Indiana
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 8, 1982, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1995, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics (through September 15, 2016)
Batting average	.307
Home runs	222
Runs batted in	1,099
Managerial record	493–404
Winning %	.550
Teams
As player New York Yankees (1982–1995) As manager Los Angeles Dodgers (2011–2015) Miami Marlins (2016–present) As coach New York Yankees (2004–2007) Los Angeles Dodgers (2008–2010)
Career highlights and awards
6× All-Star (1984–1989) AL MVP (1985) 9× Gold Glove Award (1985–1989, 1991–1994) 3× Silver Slugger Award (1985–1987) AL batting champion (1984) AL RBI leader (1985) New York Yankees team captain (1991–1995) New York Yankees #23 retired

As player

As manager

As coach

Donald Arthur Mattingly (born April 20, 1961) is an American professional baseball first baseman, coach and current manager of the Miami Marlins. Nicknamed "The Hit Man" and "Donnie Baseball", he spent his entire 14-year career playing with the New York Yankees and later managed the Los Angeles Dodgers for five years.

Mattingly graduated from Reitz Memorial High School in Evansville, Indiana, and was selected by the Yankees in the amateur draft. Debuting with the Yankees in 1982 after three seasons in minor league baseball, Mattingly emerged as the Yankees' starting first baseman after a successful rookie season in 1983. Mattingly was named to the American League (AL) All-Star team six times. He won nine Gold Glove Awards, three Silver Slugger Awards, the 1984 AL batting title, and was the 1985 AL Most Valuable Player. Mattingly served as captain of the Yankees from 1991 through 1995, when he retired as a player. The Yankees retired Mattingly's uniform number, 23, after his retirement.

Returning to the Yankees as a coach in 2004 for manager Joe Torre, he followed Torre to the Dodgers in 2008, and succeeded him as the Dodgers' manager in 2011. The Dodgers and Mattingly mutually parted ways after the 2015 season, and he became manager of the Miami Marlins.

Mattingly is ambidextrous. He pitched in Little League Baseball and was a first baseman also, throwing both righthanded and lefthanded, and was a member of the 1973 Great Scot Little League championship team in Evansville, Indiana under the coaching of Pete Studer and Earl Hobbs. In American Legion baseball for Funkhouser Post #8, Mattingly played at second base, throwing right-handed.