Scott Rolen Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Slick-fielding third baseman Scott Rolen has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with five votes to spare above the 75% needed.
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Judge Wins AL MVP in Runaway; Goldschmidt Takes NL Prize
Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees has won the American League MVP award, and St. Louis Cardinals slugger Paul Goldschmidt took the NL prize.
Big Papi Elected to HOF; Bonds, Clemens, Schilling Left Out
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
Manfred: Banning Defensive Shifts Would be Restoring MLB
Major League Baseball is considering banning or limiting defensive shifts would be an effort to restore the game, to how it was played before offense was suffocated by analytics
Identity of Hall Voter who Bypassed Jeter May Never be Known
The identity of the voter who kept Derek Jeter from being a unanimous Hall of Fame pick may never be known. It depends if that BWAA member decides to make their votes public.
Jeter 1 Vote Shy of Unanimous, Walker Also Elected to Hall
Derek Jeter and Larry Walker will be giving speeches in Cooperstown, this summer. Jeter was a near-unanimous selection for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
When it Comes to Unanimous Hall Picks, Jeter Could be No. 2.
When it comes to unanimous picks for baseball's Hall of Fame, Derek Jeter quite appropriately has the chance to be No. 2.
Derek Jeter Among 18 Newcomers on Hall of Fame Ballot
Derek Jeter is among 18 newcomers on the 2020 Hall of Fame ballot. Other newcomers include Cliff Lee, Josh Beckett, Jason Giambi, Paul Konerko, Rafael Furcal and Bobby Abreu.