I was in New York City a couple of weeks ago and randomly had dinner with Major League Baseball legend Don Mattingly. Well, kind of. Allow me to explain.
One of Don Mattingly's most distinctive features as a player was his mustache. Sure, he's gone without one for a long time, but he's enforcing a new rule on his new team: no facial hair.
Several news outlets are reporting that Evansville-native Don Mattingly is moving to the Sunshine State. The Miami Marlins have hired Mattingly to be their next manager, following his departure from Los Angeles last week.
After five years as skipper of one of baseball's most storied franchises, Evansville-native, Don Mattingly, has been let go by the Los Angeles Dodgers in what Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports is a "mutual" decision.
Don Mattingly and his wife, Lori are returning home and bringing along some high profile friends to help raise money for youth baseball programs in the Evansville area.
During his playing days as First Baseman for the New York Yankees in the 1980's, Evansville native Don "Donnie Baseball" Mattingly rocked a pretty impressive lip curtain. But over time, for whatever reason, Mattingly and his iconic man fur parted ways until reuniting Monday night during The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.