| Don Mattingly, a left-handed first baseman, made his debut with the New York Yankees in 1982 and played sparingly in 1983. However, in 1984, his first full season in the majors, he led the league with 207 hits, 44 doubles, and a .343 batting average. Mattingly was named the league's Most Valuable Player in 1985, when he hit .324 with a league-leading 48 doubles and 145 RBI. He again led the AL in 1986 with 238 hits, 53 doubles, and a .573 slugging percentage.
The following year, Mattingly set a major league record by hitting six grand slam home runs, and he tied the record by having at least one home run in each of eight consecutive games. He also had at least one extra-base hit in ten straight games, breaking the record Babe Ruth had set in 1921. In addition to being a fine hitter, Mattingly was an outstanding defensive first baseman.
He led American League first basemen in fielding percentage for four straight seasons, from 1984 through 1987, and he won five straight Gold Glove Awards, from 1985 through 1989. His lifetime fielding percentage of .996 ties the major league record for the position and Mattingly finished his career as a Yankee legend.
This Full Size Rawlings Bat Inscribed "Donnie Baseball" is signed by Mattingly and comes with a BC Sports Certificate of Authenticity.
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