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For the First Time in 16 Years, No Players Voted into Hall of Fame
January 9th, 2013 at 2:52 PM
***PHOTO1*** For only the eighth time since its inception, the National Baseball Hall of Fame will not be voting in any new candidates.  On Wednesday, the Baseball Writers Association of America took its most glaring jab at the steroids era of baseball as no players received the minimum 75 percent of votes required to enter...

A Number of New York Yankees Candidates for the 2013 National Hall of Fame
November 28th, 2012 at 3:45 PM
The candidates were announced for the 2013 National Hall of Fame Ballot and besides some elite players like Mike Piazza and Barry Bonds there a number of New York Yankees eligible this year. Don Mattingly will be on the ballot for the 13th time and Bernie Williams for just his second year lead the former Yankees...

New York Yankees Release Preston Mattingly
March 27th, 2012 at 5:53 PM
The New York Yankees released 24 year-old Preston Mattingly, reports The Associated Press. Mattingly is the son of former Yankees first baseman and current Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly.  ***PHOTO1*** Mattingly signed a minor league deal with the Yankees in January and had been playing with the team's Double-A affiliate, the...

New York Yankees Sign Preston Mattingly, Son of Don Mattingly, to Minor League Deal
January 12th, 2012 at 11:45 AM
The New York Yankees have signed Preston Mattingly, son of former Yankees first baseman and current Los Angeles Dodgers head coach Don Mattingly, to a minor league deal, tweets Kevin Goldstein.  ***PHOTO1*** Preston Mattingly, 24 years old, was a first round draft pick (31st overall) in 2006 and has played six seasons in the minor leagues. Originally drafted by...

The National Baseball Hall of Fame to Announce Class of 2012 Today
January 9th, 2012 at 9:44 AM
Today at 2 p.m. ET the National Baseball Hall of Fame will reveal the class of 2012 joining Ron Santo, who was elected by the Golden Era Committee last month. ***PHOTO2*** The vote for this year's class was conducted by the Baseball Writers' Association of America this past December. As in any Hall election a player needs to have his name appear on 75 percent...