By which team was Don Mattingly drafted in the 1979 amateur draft?
New York Yankees
Los Angeles Dodgers
Miami Marlins
Toronto Blue Jays
Answer
The New York Yankees drafted Don Mattingly in the first round of the 1979 amateur draft. He was the ninth overall pick. Mattingly was a standout baseball player at the University of Southern California, where he was named the College Player of the Year in 1978. He made his major league debut with the Yankees in 1982 and went on to have a Hall of Fame career.
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