Billy Wagner is on the cusp of becoming the next relief pitcher elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame
This is the third in a ten-part series looking at the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Pre-Integration Era Ballot. Baseball was a much different game 100 years ago,
Five players who didn’t earn election to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2024, but should have.
Adrian Beltre, Todd Helton, and Joe Mauer have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
There are a slew of outlandish stories about Hall of Fame catcher Ernie Lombardi that seem too remarkable to be true.
Baseball is often regarded as “America’s favorite pastime.” And while the title may or may not fit, one thing is for certain. Since its inception, the game has won the hearts and minds of the American people. Major League Baseball is one of the biggest sports organizations in the world, and the second biggest in the USA (only topped by the National Football League).
Results of the 2023 BBWAA election for the Baseball Hall of Fame
On Tuesday, former All-Star third baseman Scott Rolen, the only player at his position to win a Gold Glove Award with three different teams, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Todd Helton’s batting accomplishments, in Denver AND away from Colorado, are more than enough to make him a Hall of Famer
Thurman Munson’s career, though abbreviated by his tragic death, deserves to be honored with induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Lou Boudreau may have had the greatest season a shortstop ever had. He’s the man who perfected the defensive shift, and was the player-manager of the last Cleveland team to win the World Series.
These five players who failed to get into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022, will be elected eventually.
The Baseball Hall of Fame has elected David Ortiz, former designated hitter for the Boston Red Sox.
Curt Schilling has failed to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his final appearance on the ballot.
Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds have both been swept off the Hall of Fame ballot after failing to earn election in ten tries due to PED allegations.
Yesterday we got the news that six former players had been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The new members of the Hall were approved
Gil Hodges and Minnie Miñoso are among the new members of the Baseball Hall of Fame, after results were announced of two elections by two separate committees.
It’s a blessing and a curse to have a signature accomplishment as an athlete or an artist. On the one hand, you’ll be remembered. On the other,
We evaluate the 10-person ballot for the Early Days Baseball Hall of Fame election.
In the history of baseball, since they began tossing a ball to a plate and someone with a stick was swinging at it, maybe no more than
Allen was a tremendous baseball player who had the misfortune of coming up through an organization that was indelicate about the issue of race.
Danny Murtaugh was a humble Irishman with a bad ticker who led the Pirates to two World Series titles.
The Baseball Hall of Fame has released the 10 names that comprise the Golden Days Era Ballot. Voting will take place in early December.
The 2021 season will be the last of Buster Posey‘s career. The Giants’ catcher, after a resurgent year, is hanging up his chest protector after 12 years,
The Detroit Tigers gave Bill Freehan a $100,000 bonus off the campus of the University of Michigan. That was probably the best money the team ever spent.
Curt Schilling fell 16 votes shy of election in his 9th year on the ballot. Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens are still well below where they need to be to get elected to Cooperstown. See the complete results here first.
A list of the living members (elected as players) of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
What’s the likelihood that one high school will produce the first black man to manage in Major League Baseball and the first black man to coach in
Mariano Rivera wasn’t perfect at converting save opportunities during his career as baseball’s greatest closer (though it often seemed like it), but he was perfect in the
There are now seven relief pitchers in the Baseball Hall of Fame, with the addition of Lee Smith via a special veterans committee election earlier this month.