This has virtually zero baseball significance, but some people like dynasties, so we pass it along: the Yankees have released Preston Mattingly, son of Don.
In six seasons in the minors, Mattingly has put up a line of .232/.276./335. Both his father’s current employer and his father’s former employer released him, so you have to figure that’s it for him.
At least as a player. Maybe he can be Magic Johnson’s special assistant for Mattingly-relations or something.
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- yankeesfanlen - Mar 28, 2012 at 10:48 AM
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I hear Trenton real estate is hot. Licensing programs begin next week.
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- bigharold - Mar 28, 2012 at 6:02 PM
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Completely unwarranted.
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- vallewho - Mar 28, 2012 at 10:50 AM
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keep moving…
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- mybrunoblog - Mar 28, 2012 at 11:12 AM
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If he has his fathers baseball senses, he’d make a good coach.
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- deathmonkey41 - Mar 28, 2012 at 11:27 AM
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So baseball skills aren’t necessarily heriditary then…
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- cleverbob - Mar 28, 2012 at 11:56 AM
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Assistant to the traveling secretary?
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- muir6 - Mar 28, 2012 at 12:28 PM
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Why so snarky if it’s the end of the kid s dream way to rub salt in the wound. Bet my last dollar the writer couldn t throw from third to first
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- paperlions - Mar 28, 2012 at 1:35 PM
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Probably because it is obvious that the only reason he has had a chance in the minors, much less such a prolonged chance, is because of who his dad is.
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- The Baseball Idiot - Mar 28, 2012 at 3:17 PM
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Just like Mike Piazza?
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- paperlions - Mar 28, 2012 at 4:27 PM
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No, not like Piazza. Piazza turned himself into a real prospect after 2 years in the minors and a stud the next year. Mattingly has sucked for 6 entire years in the minors, never making it above A ball.
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- bigharold - Mar 28, 2012 at 6:07 PM
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“.. is because of who his dad is.”.
BS!. Whether the name is Mattingly or not even bad minor league players are usually the hard ball studs of their respective areas.
I remember Mattingly coming up and wondering who he hell he was and why he was doing so well. Somebody likelt saw the potential in his son as well.
He had a chance because somebody saw potential that obviously was never realized.
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- drewzducks - Mar 28, 2012 at 9:37 PM
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So I guess that makes two Mattinglys not in the HOF.
