don mattingly
Long-overdue Hall of Fame nod overshadows Yankees snub
December 8, 2019 | 8:59pmSAN DIEGO — The Baseball Hall of Fame resolved a long-running injustice on Sunday and also rewarded a previous just-miss. Alas, for Yankees fans, the news was only bad. Neither...
Derek Jeter's sad endorsement of Don Mattingly
August 14, 2019 | 9:01pmMIAMI — His club seemingly headed to a second consecutive last-place finish in the NL East, Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter isn't ready to disclose whether manager Don Mattingly will...
'Blood in the water': Fellow aces know what deGrom must be thinking
March 27, 2019 | 10:59amWhen Jacob deGrom takes the mound, the theme from “Jaws” should play this season. Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Simple Man” is a good fit for deGrom’s low-key life, but that warm-up song...
Marlins job brings Jorge Posada back to baseball on his terms
February 18, 2019 | 10:01pmJUPITER, Fla. — Jorge Posada started a new chapter in his baseball life Monday as he began working for the Marlins. Yankees South keeps growing day by day. In CEO...
The best David Wright moments came before and after farewell
September 29, 2018 | 11:30pmThere’s no crying in baseball? That rule had to be suspended Saturday night at Citi Field. Unless you have a steelier resolve than The Post does. David Wright didn’t necessarily...
How David Wright's farewell also had a poetic opposing manager
September 29, 2018 | 8:20pmA beloved infielder on a Hall of Fame track who spends his whole career in New York. A devastating back injury that shortens that career. But enough about Don Mattingly....
Don Mattingly is content and has no regrets — really
August 23, 2018 | 3:01amMIAMI — He says there are no regrets wearing him down, and if we came to know anything about Don Mattingly back when he was ours, when he and New...
Marlins celebrate not being a pathetic mess at All-Star break
July 19, 2018 | 11:58amMIAMI — By one reading of the Derek Jeter meter, not much has changed with the Miami Marlins since he took over. They have by far the worst run differential...
Don Mattingly's inside take on the Derek Jeter he believes in
May 22, 2018 | 8:53pmDerek Jeter hasn’t won many fans during his tumultuous first few months at the helm of the Marlins. His manager insists he hasn’t lost faith in the new part owner...
Impossible to tell if Giancarlo Stanton will survive New York: Mattingly
April 17, 2018 | 12:13amGiancarlo Stanton may not have been subject to many boos while rising to stardom in Miami, but his old Marlins manager was hardly surprised by New York’s reaction to the...
Yankees legend at the root of Derek Jeter-Don Mattingly bond
April 16, 2018 | 8:04pmThe way Don Mattingly sees it, he might as well be brothers with Derek Jeter. Both spent their entire playing careers with the Yankees and learned how a baseball organization...
The next Yankees superheroes ‘scare people’ — legends included
March 28, 2018 | 9:58amBig men. Big talk. Big history. Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge are ready to take on the American League and all the legendary ghosts they will encounter this season in...
Giancarlo Stanton prediction from someone who knows best
March 19, 2018 | 1:36amTAMPA — Donnie Baseball knows what it takes to be a star in New York, and he managed the star Giancarlo Stanton the two previous years with the Marlins. Yes,...
Marlins-Bryce Harper fight breaks out over their fire sale
February 20, 2018 | 11:54amJUPITER, Fla. — A former Yankee took a future Yankee to task on Tuesday, here where the team is run by another former Yankee. OK, maybe Bryce Harper won’t wind...
Mattingly knows what's awaiting Giancarlo Stanton and Yankees
December 13, 2017 | 3:37pmLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Don Mattingly knows Giancarlo Stanton well from having managed him the past two years with the Marlins. He is intimate with all that goes on...
Morris, Trammell elections show both sides of Hall of Fame debate
December 11, 2017 | 12:19amLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — One for the Luddites. One for the geeks. All for Detroit. And maybe the considerable acrimony surrounding the Baseball Hall of Fame elections is actually...
Jeter and Marlins keep Mattingly, Stanton's future remains up in air
November 9, 2017 | 11:36pmMIAMI — While Giancarlo Stanton's destination remains unclear, Don Mattingly will be back with the Miami Marlins next season. President of baseball operations Michael Hill confirmed Thursday that Mattingly will...
This Justin Turner story shows Don Mattingly's Dodgers impact
October 25, 2017 | 4:45pmLOS ANGELES -- Don Mattingly watched Game 1 of the World Series and felt pride. Not regret about another chance at finally being part of the Fall Classic. Pride. Mattingly...
Derek Jeter's cliché act doesn't work at this level
October 3, 2017 | 3:49pmNow we know the first lesson Derek Jeter must learn in his player-to-owner transition: The Crash Davis Rules of Media Relations don’t apply anymore. The Yankees’ iconic former captain is...
We've seen Joe Mauer's Hall of Fame case before
September 18, 2017 | 3:09pmThe last time the Twins reached the postseason, 2009-10, eliminated both years in the division series by the Yankees, Joe Mauer was not only their best player, but on the...