Don Mattingly still outside Hall of Fame after Contemporary Era vote

ORLANDO, Fla. — The wait outside Cooperstown's doors continues for Don Mattingly.

On Sunday, the iconic Yankees first baseman and captain fell short in his latest bid to enter baseball's Hall of Fame by the 16-member Contemporary Baseball Era Committee.

Mattingly, 64, had previously missed induction on this ballot by four votes in 2022. He received six of the necessary 12 votes to be inducted from the 16-member committee.

Jeff Kent, the 17-year veteran second baseman who won an MVP with the Giants in 2000, is the Hall of Fame's newest member after receiving 14 out of a possible 16 votes.

One of eight former players on the current ballot, Mattingly lingered on the baseball writers’ ballot for a then-maximum 15 years (until 2015), never exceeding the 28.2 percent in his first year of eli