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Thomas Boswell of The Washington Post wins BBWAA Career Excellence Award
1 month ago

Thomas Boswell of The Washington Post wins BBWAA Career Excellence Award

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Thomas Boswell, a reporter and columnist for The Washington Post for 52 years until his retirement in 2021, won the BBWAA Career Excellence Award for meritorious contributions to baseball writing. Paul Hoynes of Cleveland.com, an Indians/Guardians beat writer since 1983, was second with 158 and San Francisco Chronicle columnist Bruce Jenkins was third with 67 in the mail …

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Dave Parker and Dick Allen elected to baseball's Hall of Fame
1 month ago

Dave Parker and Dick Allen elected to baseball's Hall of Fame

The Independent  

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Dave Parker, Dick Allen are elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame
1 month ago

Dave Parker, Dick Allen are elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame

LA Times  

Former Pirates star Dave Parker tips his cap to fans during a 2019 pregame ceremony honoring the 1979 World Series-winning team. Dave Parker and Dick Allen were elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame on Sunday by the classic era committee. He won World Series titles in 1979 and ‘89, was the 1978 National League MVP, won the 1977 and ’78 …

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Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer and Chase Utley among 12 newcomers on BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot
1 year, 1 month ago

Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer and Chase Utley among 12 newcomers on BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot

Associated Press  

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer, Chase Utley, David Wright, José Bautista and Matt Holliday are among 12 new candidates on the Hall of Fame ballot released Monday. When Scott Rolen was elected this year, Helton got 72.2% of the vote and Wagner 68.1%, Other holdovers include steroids-tainted Alex Rodríguez and Manny Ramírez along with Andruw Jones, Gary Sheffield, …

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Bonds, Clemens left out of Hall again; McGriff elected
2 years, 1 month ago

Bonds, Clemens left out of Hall again; McGriff elected

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — Moments after Fred McGriff was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, almost two decades after his final game, he got the question. Asked if Barry Bonds belonged in Cooperstown, a smiling McGriff responded: “Honestly, right now, I’m going to just enjoy this evening.” A Hall of Fame committee delivered its answer Sunday, passing over Bonds, Roger …

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Aaron Judge or Shohei Ohtani? AL MVP debate might be affected by more than numbers
2 years, 3 months ago

Aaron Judge or Shohei Ohtani? AL MVP debate might be affected by more than numbers

LA Times  

New York Yankees star Aaron Judge, left, and Angels star Shohei Ohtani are the frontrunners for the 2022 AL MVP award. If the distinguished Judge were on the verge of hitting his 60th home run for the Houston Astros — a team with a better record than the Yankees — he would not be generating the attention that comes with …

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Congressional Group Wants Kenesaw Mountain Landis Name Pulled from MVP Plaque
4 years, 5 months ago

Congressional Group Wants Kenesaw Mountain Landis Name Pulled from MVP Plaque

News 18  

A group of House Democrats called Tuesday for the name of former baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis to be pulled off future Most Valuable Player plaques, an idea endorsed by several players who have won the award. In late June, former NL MVPs Barry Larkin, Mike Schmidt and Terry Pendleton told The Associated Press they would favor removing Landis name …

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The Baseball 100: No. 60, Pete Rose
4 years, 11 months ago

The Baseball 100: No. 60, Pete Rose

New York Times  

Starting in December and ending on Opening Day, Joe Posnanski will count down the 100 greatest baseball players by publishing an essay on a player every day for 100 days. “He’s only a tick slower than Vada Pinson,” one Reds official said, “and Pinson is the fastest player in baseball.” But it wasn’t just speed that captured the imagination with …

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Union exec Marvin Miller, Simmons elected to Hall of Fame
5 years, 1 month ago

Union exec Marvin Miller, Simmons elected to Hall of Fame

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — Marvin Miller, the union leader who revolutionized baseball by empowering players to negotiate multimillion-dollar contracts and to play for teams of their own choosing, was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame on Sunday along with former St. Louis Cardinals catcher Ted Simmons. After falling short in his first seven times on veterans committee ballots, Miller received 12 …

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