The 49-second video played in the middle of the fifth inning Wednesday on the scoreboard looming over center field at loanDepot park. It began with then-Miami Marlins president of baseball operations Michael Hill draping a jersey over Don Mattingly as he was introduced as the organization’s manager in 2016. It continued to highlight Mattingly’s seven years with the Marlins — capped with him running in front of his celebrating team on the field at Yankee Stadium after they clinched a playoff berth in the 2020 season.
“I liked the slide at the end,” Mattingly said with a smile.
Mattingly watched and reflected from just beyond the home dugout, with his family by his side, as he received an ovation from the announced crowd of 12,195 there for his swan song.
