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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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 …
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 …
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 …
