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Don Mattingly ’s dream of playing in a World Series in pinstripes died 30 years ago on the Kingdome’s AstroTurf, to the soundtrack of a deafening jet-engine roar as fireworks exploded overhead.

He’s put on three more uniforms since, through multiple coaching stints and two managerial tenures, yet the most beloved (but star-crossed) Yankee of his generation has become known for his uncanny knack for the near-miss.

On three different occasions, twice in the Bronx and once with the Dodgers, Mattingly walked away — only to have his former team appear in the World Series within the next two seasons.

In the Yankees’ case, they ended a 17-year title drought the year after Mattingly’s teary farewell in Seattle in 1995. When Mattingly returned to the Bronx coaching ranks, his stay was

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