Examining the Credentials of the Current and Future Candidates for the Hall of Fame
Today, Jim Kaat, 39 years after the end of his 25-year pitching career, was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York. Kaat, now 83 years old, was the lead-off speaker from the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022. The love of baseball is often passed on from father […]
Today, Gil Hodges was posthumously inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York. Hodges, an 8-time All-Star first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers, had been a candidate for enshrinement in Cooperstown since 1969 when he managed the New York Mets to the franchise’s first World Series title. Hodges’ widow, […]
In December 2021, a bit more than 96 years after he was born and over six years after his death, Cuban-born outfielder Minnie Minoso was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York. He was inducted posthumously today, with his widow Sharon speaking on behalf of her late husband. […]
Today, former Minnesota Twins right fielder Tony Oliva, 46 years after playing his final game in Major League Baseball, was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York. Oliva (who turned 84 on Thursday) was joined on stage today by his longtime Twins teammate, pitcher Jim Kaat. The two […]
David Ortiz, one of the greatest hitters in the history of the postseason, was elected today to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum by the members of the BBWAA (Baseball Writers Association of America). Ortiz, who got 77.9% of the vote in his first appearance on the BBWAA ballot, was the only player […]
In an unexpected piece of news for enthusiasts of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, a whopping six new players were elected today to receive plaques in the great shrine in Cooperstown. On the Golden Days Eras Committee ballot, tasked with electing players from 1950-69, four players received at least 75% of the […]