David Ortiz was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first turn on the ballot, while steroid-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were denied entry to Cooperstown
Buck O’Neil, a champion of Black ballplayers during a monumental, eight-decade career on and off the field, has joined Minnie Miñoso, Gil Hodges and three others in being elected to the baseball Hall of Fame
The baseball Hall of Fame won’t have any new players in the class of 2021 after voters decided no one had the merits — on the field or off — for enshrinement in Cooperstown.
The Baseball Hall of Fame has reduced the number of years a player can remain eligible to be voted in by the writers to 10 years from 15, giving Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens less time to be considered.
Pete Rose bet on baseball. Pete Rose was banned from baseball. Twenty three years ago today the Baseball Hall of Fame voted to ban Rose from future induction, two years after being banned from baseball.
Baseball's Hall of Fame will be inducting three ex-players this summer as Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas have been elected by the baseball writers.