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Suzuki and Sabathia among 14 newcomers on baseball Hall of Fame ballot. Wagner tops holdovers
Read full article: Suzuki and Sabathia among 14 newcomers on baseball Hall of Fame ballot. Wagner tops holdoversOutfielder Ichiro Suzuki and pitcher CC Sabathia are among 14 new candidates on the Hall of Fame ballot, joining 14 holdovers led by reliever Billy Wagner.
Ichiro Suzuki arrives on next year's Hall of Fame ballot; Sabathia and Hernandez eligible too
Read full article: Ichiro Suzuki arrives on next year's Hall of Fame ballot; Sabathia and Hernandez eligible tooIchiro Suzuki headlines the group of players who are eligible for voting a year from now for baseball's Hall of Fame.
Adrian Beltré, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer elected to baseball's Hall of Fame
Read full article: Adrian Beltré, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer elected to baseball's Hall of FameAdrián Beltré, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer have been elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame while Billy Wagner and Gary Sheffield fell short.
Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton on track for Hall of Fame election; Billy Wagner close
Read full article: Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton on track for Hall of Fame election; Billy Wagner closeAdrián Beltré, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton appeared on track to gain election to Cooperstown on Tuesday, while Billy Wagner was likely to be right around the needed 75% threshold and Gary Sheffield was projected to fall short.
Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer and Chase Utley among 12 newcomers on BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot
Read full article: Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer and Chase Utley among 12 newcomers on BBWAA Hall of Fame ballotAdrián Beltré, Joe Mauer, Chase Utley, David Wright, José Bautista and Matt Holliday are among 12 new candidates on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released Monday.
Jansen becomes 7th in major league history with 400 saves, Red Sox beat Braves 5-2
Read full article: Jansen becomes 7th in major league history with 400 saves, Red Sox beat Braves 5-2Kenley Jansen became the seventh player in major league history to earn 400 saves, pinch-hitter Raimel Tapia hit a go-ahead RBI double in the seventh inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2.
Baseball Hall gets no new members; Schilling 16 votes shy
Read full article: Baseball Hall gets no new members; Schilling 16 votes shyLike many baseball writers, C. Trent Rosecrans viewed the Hall of Fame vote as a labor of love. Schilling, a right-handed ace who won three World Series titles, finished 16 votes short of the 75% threshold necessary for enshrinement. Schilling, Clemens and Bonds will be joined on next year's ballot by sluggers Alex Rodriguez and David Ortiz. Schilling wrote on Facebook that he would like the veterans committee to review his Hall case. “I’ll defer to the veterans committee and men whose opinions actually matter and who are in a position to actually judge a player,” Schilling wrote.