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Baseball Hall of Fame

Carlos Beltran smiles

Carlos Beltran has finally decided which cap to wear on Hall of Fame plaque

Carlos Beltran played for several teams during his memorable 20-year career in the big leagues, and one of them is going to have the honor of getting represented by the nine-time All-Star on his Hall of Fame plaque. In a statement, the 48-year-old …

Carlos Beltran smiles

Carlos Beltran is 1 of 2 players elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

The National Baseball Hall of Fame now has two new players headed there after the results came in on Tuesday. Outfielders Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones were elected to the Hall of Fame, according to the official release. Beltran had 84.2% of the …

Barry Bonds in a suit

Barry Bonds’ Hall of Fame chances appear finished

Barry Bonds’ chances of making the Baseball Hall of Fame appear to be dead once and for all. The Hall of Fame on Sunday announced the results from the 2025 round of balloting by the Contemporary Baseball Era committee, a 16-member committee …

Alex Rodriguez holding a microphone

Alex Rodriguez calls out ‘hypocrisy’ of Baseball Hall of Fame

Alex Rodriguez remains on the outside looking in when it comes to the Baseball Hall of Fame, and suggested voters are guilty of “hypocrisy” when it comes to certain decisions on who gets elected. Rodriguez took issue with the induction of …

Pete Rose wearing a Reds hat

Baseball Hall of Fame reveals when Pete Rose could be inducted

The National Baseball Hall of Fame has revealed when Pete Rose could be inducted after his lifetime ban from baseball was lifted. In a statement, Hall of Fame chairman Jane Forbes Clark confirmed that Rose would be eligible for induction now that his …

MLB logo on a wall

Baseball writer explains why Hall of Fame ballots are not public

The debate over whether Baseball Hall of Fame ballots should be made public has been a polarizing one for years, but you may be surprised to hear where the majority of voters stand. After the 2025 National Baseball Hall of Fame Class was announced on …

Barry Bonds

Barry Bonds gets Hall of Fame endorsement from notable ex-manager

Barry Bonds missed out on the Baseball Hall of Fame in his final year of eligibility, and one of his most notable former managers thinks the voters got it wrong. Jim Leyland, who managed Bonds in Pittsburgh from 1986 to 1992, was critical of voters …

David Ortiz on the phone

Video shows David Ortiz’s reaction to Hall of Fame call

There is only one member of the 2022 Baseball Hall of Fame class: David Ortiz. Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling all failed to make the 75 percent voting cut and are off the ballot. Ortiz made it in his first year with 77.9 percent of the …

Barry Bonds

Final vote count reveals how close Barry Bonds came to making Hall of Fame

Barry Bonds has officially been shut out of the Hall of Fame after coming up short in his tenth and final year of eligibility. A close look at the final tally reveals just how close he came to actually making it though. The Baseball Writers’ …

Roger Clemens golfing

Roger Clemens issues statement after being denied by Hall of Fame in last try

Roger Clemens issued a statement on Twitter Tuesday after learning he did not make the Hall of Fame in what was his final year of eligibility. In his statement, the 7-time Cy Young winner downplayed the significance of the Hall of Fame. “Hey …

Curt Schilling

No players voted to Baseball Hall of Fame for 2021

Baseball Hall of Fame voters embarrassed themselves this year by failing to vote any players into the Hall for 2021. This was the ninth time ever and third time in 50 years that no players qualified for the Hall of Fame, which requires 75 percent of …

Tony La Russa

Hall of Fame voters bothered by Tony La Russa’s return to managing

Tony La Russa’s decision to come out of retirement to manage the Chicago White Sox has not gone down well with everyone. One notable group that is displeased by La Russa’s decision is the voters who elected him to the Baseball Hall of …

Derek Jeter

Derek Jeter, Larry Walker react to Hall of Fame induction postponement

As expected, the National Baseball Hall of Fame announced Wednesday that the 2020 induction ceremony has been canceled. This year’s inductees, including Derek Jeter and Larry Walker, will instead be inducted in 2021 along with any members of …

Derek Jeter

Report: Baseball Hall of Fame induction will likely be postponed until 2021

The Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2020 won’t take its place in Cooperstown until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the 2020 Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony is likely to be pushed back a …

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Baseball Hall of Fame closing to public until further notice

Cooperstown is shutting its doors as concerns over the global coronavirus pandemic continue to grow. Bob Nightengale of USA TODAY Sports reported Saturday that the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, NY is closing to the public …

Chipper Jones

10 takeaways from the 2018 Hall of Fame voting

The results are in: four players were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame and will represent the Class of 2018. Chipper Jones and Jim Thome got in on their first try, while Vladimir Guerrero (second) and Trevor Hoffman (third) also got in. From …

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