Andruw Jones’s Hall of Fame case comes down to his historic peak

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum has announced that three players will be enshrined as part of the 2024 class of players. The Baseball Writers' Association of America voted on a long list of players, and there were just three former players that received at least 75% of the vote. Those three players that were voted into the Hall of…

The 2024 Hall of Fame voting results were announced on Tuesday and no former New York Mets players were elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Adrian Beltre, Joe Mauer, and Todd Helton, instead, all reached the 75 percent threshold needed for election. Billy Wagner, Carlos Beltran, Bobby Abreu, Francisco Rodriguez, and David Wright…

The 2024 Hall of Fame class has officially been announced, with Adrián Beltré, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer becoming the latest former stars to enter the hallowed halls of Cooperstown. Now it's time to start looking ahead to the 2025 ballot. Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Félix Hernández and Dustin Pedroia headline an exciting class of newcomers, while…

The results of the Baseball Hall of Fame vote, from the BBWAA ballot, will be revealed on Tuesday evening. We already know that manager Jim Leyland is headed in after the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee elected him back in December. Which players will join him? This is the vote that'll reveal those results. Time: 6 p.m. ET | Date: Tuesday, Jan.…

As more and more Hall of Fame ballots have been publicly released and Joe Mauer's odds of getting into Cooperstown this year have seemingly risen, his former teammate and good friend Justin Morneau has found himself paying an increasing amount of attention to the vote count. But it's not a topic he chats with Mauer about and Mauer himself "would…

The players eligible for induction into the 2024 Major League Baseball Hall of Fame were revealed to the public on Nov. 20, featuring players such as slugger Adrian Beltre, speed demon Jose Reyes and St. Louis Cardinals fan favorite Matt Holliday. But the most fascinating case will be that of former Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer, and how the…

The 2024 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot was revealed on Monday. This is the BBWAA ballot, meaning it features players who have been retired at least five years and those who are holdovers from previous ballots for having received between 5 and 75% of the vote. Here's the full 26-player ballot. Players who receive less than 5% of the vote fall off the…

The Atlanta Braves have a long history of excellent seasons from all-time great players. Because of this extensive history, sometimes some all-time great single seasons get forgotten. It is easy to remember the great seasons of Hank Aaron, Dale Murphy, Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones, etc. Let's take some time and dig deep to reflect on some all-time…

DENVER -- No matter the odds, Todd Helton has a way of coming through in ways that last forever. He fell just short of earning a spot in the National Baseball Hall of Fame when voting results were announced on Tuesday. But he drew closer. Helton received a vote on 72.2 percent of the 389 ballots from Baseball Writers' Association of America voters…

The results of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) vote for the 2022 Baseball Hall of Fame class will be revealed Tuesday night. Much of the intrigue in this vote will revolve around if Scott Rolen and/or Todd Helton make it, the gains made by several players and how Alex Rodríguez and Carlos Beltrán fare. The full 2023 ballot can…

NEW YORK (AP) - Slick-fielding third baseman Scott Rolen was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Tuesday with five votes to spare above the 75% needed. The seven-time All-Star and eight-time Gold Glove winner appeared on 297 of 389 ballots cast by the Baseball Writers' Association of America for 76.3%. A player needed 292 votes for election. He…

Scott Rolen and Todd Helton put up outstanding numbers playing 17 years in the majors. Both were two-way corner infielders who hit for average and power while excelling in the field. Rolen was one of the two best third basemen of his era along with Hall of Famer Chipper Jones, a seven-time All-Star and eight-time Gold Glove winner. He hit.281 with…

The 2023 Baseball Hall of Fame voting results will be revealed Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET on MLB Network. Holdovers Todd Helton, Scott Rolen, Billy Wagner and Andruw Jones are looking to finally make it over the 75 percent threshold in voting, while Carlos Beltrán leads a relatively thin list of newcomers on the ballot. Before the results are released,…

Life without MLB matchups is very sad. Baseball means warm weather, and there is always constant action throughout the 162-game MLB season. It feels weird going from checking the MLB injury report all day to staring at the calendar, waiting for the best MLB players to be back. There may be snow across much of the world and no baseball being played,…

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The drum roll will cease at 6 p.m. Tuesday when the National Baseball Hall of Fame reveals what players will be inducted into Cooperstown by vote of the Baseball Writers Association of America. For the second straight year, the incoming class could be on the thin side if there is one at all. Last year David Ortiz was the only…

The month of January is down time for Major League Baseball (MLB). Months after the World Series has wrapped up, a few weeks remain before pitchers and catchers report for Spring Training. Free agency has slowed to a lull, and fans of America's Pastime are forced to either redirect their baseball consumption to another sport or browse through a…

In the long, glorious history of the New York Yankees, the most decorated franchise in professional sports, it's very difficult to argue for unfair treatment - except in areas where the personal biases of writers are allowed to intervene. The Yankees have been outright dominant over the course of the past century, which means they've created…

On January 24th, the Baseball Writers' Association of America will unveil what players they've chosen for Cooperstown. Whoever gets the nod will be inducted, alongside Fred McGriff (more on him later), on July 23rd. This year's ballot has 28 names on it, half of which are first-time nominees. To get elected, a player's name must appear on at least…

The Madras and OSU product had an electric start with Red Sox, signed huge contract with Yankees, battled injuries throughout MLB career Jacoby Ellsbury, a graduate of Madras High School, is on the National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot for the first time this year. Ellsbury is on the ballot along with 27 other candidates for induction to the hall…

The 2023 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot was revealed on Monday. This is the BBWAA ballot, meaning it features players who have been retired at least five years and those who are holdovers from previous ballots for having received between five and 75 percent of the vote. Here's the full 28-player ballot. Players who receive less than five percent of…

For the first time since 2011, teammates took the top two spots in voting for National League Rookie of the Year. Michael Harris II and Spencer Strider were the first Braves to finish first and second in the voting since Craig Kimbrel and Freddie Freeman. Both Kimbrel and Freeman went on to become All-Stars, an objective that Harris and Strider…

The four ballot propositions that added uncertainty to the outcome of a local election that featured no contested candidate races are poised to provide uncertainty to the City and Borough of Juneau municipal election for at least a little bit longer. Preliminary unofficial results released Tuesday night showed two propositions trending toward…

Carlos Beltran exited the game on top. His story wasn't quite finished, though. Beltran enjoyed a dynamic 20-year career in Major League Baseball, reaching the postseason with five franchises and showing off a combination of power, speed and defense that puts him on a very short list of all-time five-tool players. His candidacy for baseball's Hall…

The big surprises keep coming for the Cincinnati Reds, whose magical 2023 has extended to their alumni. Specifically, second baseman Brandon Phillips, who became a three-time All-Star during his decade with the Reds, was included by a selection committee on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released Monday. The popular and enigmatic Phillips is one…

Chase Utley and Jimmy Rollins … Joe Mauer and Buster Posey … Gary Sheffield and Billy Wagner … Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow. I don't know if they all have Cooperstown on their minds. But you let me know loud and clear that you have their Cooperstown cases on your minds - by firing a bunch of really fun and thoughtful questions at me for this…