EARLY 1990'S DON MATTINGLY AUTOGRAPHED NEW YORK YANKEES GAME USED CAP

Don Mattingly (nicknamed "Donnie Baseball" and "The Hit Man") enjoyed a brilliant career as the perennial Gold Glove Award winning, All-Star first baseman for the New York Yankees from 1982-1995. The Yankees retired his number 23 and dedicated his plaque for Monument Park at Yankee Stadium on August 31, 1997. The plaque poignantly summarizes his stature in the Bronx, calling him "A humble man of grace and dignity, a captain who led by example, proud of the Pinstripe tradition and dedicated to the pursuit of excellence, a Yankee forever." This lot features one of Donnie’s game worn Yankees caps with New Era tagging that dates it to the early 1990’s. The size 7-1/8 gamer shows moderate wear with some internal sweating. Mattingly’s autograph in 8-9/10 blue marker appears under the green brim next to his number “23” in black. The consignor of the Pinstripe Dynasty Collection attests to acquiring this cap through a Yankees staff member years ago. Autograph pre-certified by PSA/DNA.