Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, November 21, 1995 TAG: 9511210100
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Angels first baseman J.T. Snow was the only first-time winner among the AL selections.
Roberto Alomar, who played for Toronto last season and became a free agent, won his fifth consecutive Gold Glove and Texas catcher Ivan Rodriguez won his fourth straight.
Two Cleveland Indians won for the third straight year: outfielder Kenny Lofton and shortstop Omar Vizquel.
New York Yankees third baseman Wade Boggs won for the second consecutive year.
NL awards will be announced today.
Don Mattingly's baseball career is over - at least for now. All that remains is his final announcement.
A person who has been in contact with Mattingly's advisers said the free agent first baseman will issue a statement saying he won't be playing at the start of next season. He said the announcement could come as early as today.
The source, who spoke on the condition he not be identified, confirmed the account first reported Saturday by The New York Times. Mattingly's agent, Jim Krivacs, did not return telephone messages.
New York Yankees manager Joe Torre said during a conference call he had no idea of the team captain's plans.
Mattingly, who will be 35 on April 20, wants to see how he likes retirement. He hit .288 last season with just seven homers and 49 RBI in 458 at-bats, getting a $4.02 million salary in the final season of a $19.3 million, five-year contract he agreed to in April 1990, about three months before severe back pain struck. He filed for free agency following the World Series.
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