The baseball stage doesn't get any bigger than the World Series. Given the stakes and the pressure, every play seems magnified and each game feels like a must-win situation. So, when a player is able to achieve a record-setting performance in a Fall Classic game,

Mattingly is 64 now, twice moved on from managerial positions in Los Angeles and Miami and now serving as Blue Jays manager John Schneider's trusted bench coach. And after so many decades in this game, Donnie Baseball is going to the World Series at last.

It doesn't take a superstar resume to be a World Series hero, it just takes a clutch performance on the biggest stage, whether it's a key hit or a brilliant outing on the mound.