It All Started Here

Don Mattingly was a high school baseball star at Reitz Memorial High School in Evansville, Indiana, before he wore the pinstripes of the New York Yankees. Mattingly is still ranked in the National High School Sports Record Book published by the NFHS. From 1976 to 1979, Mattingly stroked 25 triples, which ranks in a tie for eighth all-time.

Mattingly played 13 seasons for the Yankees and had a .307 career average. He won the American League batting title in 1984 (.343 average) and was American League MVP in 1985 with a .324 average, 35 home runs and 145 runs batted in. Mattingly currently is a special assignment coach with the Los Angeles Dodgers after coaching with the Yankees for the past four years.