EVANSVILLE − Don Mattingly has long been a Baseball Hall of Famer in the minds and hearts of the people of Evansville, the town where he grew up and played high school ball before starring for the New York Yankees .

Now, at long last, will "Donnie Baseball" officially be enshrined in Cooperstown?

On Sunday night, the Baseball Hall of Fame will announce whether Mattingly garnered enough votes from the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee for selection.

Joining Mattingly on this year's ballot: Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Jeff Kent, Carlos Delagado, Dale Murphy, Gary Sheffield and Fernando Valenzuela. Players have to be chosen by at least 75 percent of the 16-member committee for selection to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

The Contemporary Baseball Era Committee focuses on players whose prim

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