Don Mattingly is having a dream season, with his Blue Jays team making a strong run in the playoffs.
Mattingly, a former Yankees player and coach, was famously benched in 1991 for having long hair, but this year everything is going his way.
Mattingly has a long history with the Dodgers, serving as the team's manager from 2011 to 2015 and reaching the League Championship Series in 2013.
Maybe the death of the dumb, decades-old Yankees hair policy was an omen because everything’s going Don Mattingly’s way this year.
Author's summary: Don Mattingly is close to winning a World Series ring after a remarkable season.