One of Don Mattingly’s most endearing qualities is his no-bling personality, which is to say, he’s a rare breed these days. He’s confident without being arrogant, smart without smugness.

So good luck trying to get Mattingly to promote himself for the Hall of Fame. It’ll never happen. The former Yankees captain will let the numbers sell his candidacy, even if that didn’t work out the first time around.

Mattingly hasn’t appeared on a general Cooperstown ballot since 2015, when he was cycled out of the election process. His case was considered over a 15-year span and never once exceeded 28.2%.

There was a reprieve of sorts in 2022, when the 16-member Contemporary Baseball Era Committee added Mattingly’s name to the ballot. But again, he ran into hard luck, falling four votes shy.

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