Don Mattingly career timeline, from first manager stint with Dodgers to interim role with Phillies originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Don Mattingly has remained a faithful servant to the game of baseball for much of the last 40 years.
The baseball luminary has worn a lot of hats since the New York Yankees called him up during the 1982 season.
More often than not, Mattingly has delivered in his various posts. He was a wondrous talent as a player, collecting a treasure trove of awards while manning first base in The House that Ruth Built.
As a manager, Mattingly was similarly effective. He's a Manager of the Year winner who has four postseason appearances to his name, most of which came with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Mattingly has seen it all throughout his years-long dalliance with MLB. But he hasn't seen a World Series trophy. At least not yet.
With that, here's what you need to know about Mattingly's World Series history — or lack thereof.
World Series trophy: What it's called, how big it is and the story behind it
Is extra innings in the World Series different from the regular season?
Breaking down which team has won the most World Series titles
Which player has won the most World Series rings in history
Mattingly has yet to get his hands on the Commissioner's Trophy.
A six-time All-Star and AL MVP winner, Mattingly is remembered fondly as a player. He was the Yankees' highest-profile player throughout his 14-year career, serving as a synapse between Ron Guidry, Graig Nettles, Willie Randolph and Thurman Munson-led sides of the 1970s and the buzzsaw that won four World Series in five years in the late-1990s and early-2000s.
Although his closet is filled with individual honors, New York suffered a dry spell during his prime. The Yankees only qualified for the postseason once during Mattingly's career, struggling to compete with the Baltimore Orioles, Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox — all of whom either won or made it to the Fall Classic.
Prior to his first playoff berth — in his final MLB season in 1995 — Mattingly ranked No. 29 all-time in regular season games played without making a postseason.
Mattingly has found slightly more team success in the dugout. He spent seven seasons serving as a special instructor to the Yankees' spring training, while in 2004 he was named hitting coach. He served admirably in the position for three seasons, anchoring a Pinstripers attack that launched 242 shots into the great abyss in 2004 — a then-franchise record.
Revisiting Toronto's 1992, 1993 World Series championships
Inside Vladimir Guerrero Jr's family, from MLB slugger dad to wife and kids
How Blue Jays celebrate HRs with infamous home run jacket
Complete Max Scherzer career timeline, from Nationals World Series to Blue Jays