Maybe the death of the dumb, decades-old Yankees hair policy was an omen because everything’s going Don Mattingly’s way this year.

Mattingly, ridiculously benched by the Yankees in 1991 for long hair, is having a dream season. If Mattingly’s Blue Jays can pull off an upset over his old Dodgers team, it will complete what’s been a perfect baseball year for Mattingly, 44 years after he debuted as a surprise Yankee superstar.

Mattingly, a Jays coach and constant John Schneider confidant, helped the Jays dominate the Yankees in a division series, eliminating the team with whom Mattingly starred 14 years and coached four years. Mattingly’s Jays then took out the Mariners in a seven-game ALCS thriller.

Blue Jays bench coach Don Mattlingly talks with the assembled media on Oct. 23, 2025 in Tor

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