Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Today's New York-Penn League Birthday: Don Mattingly, Oneonta Yankees (1979)


Credits: Arby's via The Trading Card Database

Happy Birthday to former New York-Penn League prospect Don Mattingly, who was born on this date in 1961.

Mattingly played in 53 games for the 1979 Oneonta Yankees (3 HR, 31 RBI, .349/.444/.488). He went on to a 14 year major league career with the New York Yankees (1982-95).

He managed the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2011 to 2015, and has been the manager of the Miami Marlins since 2016.

He was inducted into the New York-Penn League Hall of Fame in 2015.

Sources: Baseball Reference; MiLB.com

New York-Penn League History is not affiliated in any way with Minor League Baseball, or any of its teams.

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