Baseball Hall of Fame mailbag: Does fame matter? Should we value defense more? And more reader questions
This Hall of Fame season marks the first that I have an official vote. It's already been mailed and received by the vote ...
Baseball Hall of Fame myths: Vote totals can't change, Cooperstown is too crowded and more false narratives
A quasi-annual tradition here in these parts during Hall of Fame discussion season is shooting down myths. When I first did ...
Plenty of Chicago lore — and heartstring tugs — at Cooperstown's Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
A Thanksgiving visit to Cooperstown, New York necessitated a grudging stop at the Baseball Hall of Fame. What I found out ...
Baseball Hall of Fame: Ichiro Suzuki, Billy Wagner (for 10th time), 6 others on my 2025 ballot
My Baseball Hall of Fame voting process hasn’t changed since the winter of 2005 when I started receiving a BBWAA ballot in ...
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Is Cooperstown Failing Its Legends? The Hall of Fame's Controversial Trend
has finally been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. His induction ceremony, scheduled for July 2025, will see him honored alongside Pittsburgh Pirates icon Dave Parker. Yet this moment ...
Why CC Sabathia received my Hall of Fame vote this year and Andy Pettitte did not
The former Yankees teammates have similar career numbers, making for the toughest decision on this year's ballot.
The Baseball Hall of Fame’s Forgotten Position Has Some Hope—Just Not in 2025
Second basemen Ian Kinsler, Chase Utley and Dustin Pedroia each possess impressive credentials, though they’re far from locks ...
Share your thoughts: What do you think of the Globe’s Hall of Fame ballots?
In 2021, Dan Shaughnessy went viral for his Hall of Fame ballot that selected just one player: Jeff Kent. Notably left off, ...
Which Phillies stand the best chance to go into Hall of Fame with Dick Allen?
A breakdown of the Baseball Hall of Fame selection process and the Phillies with the best chance of enshrinement.
CC Sabathia ‘absolutely’ plans on entering Hall of Fame as a Yankee
After 11 seasons in New York, 7.5 in Cleveland and half a campaign in Milwaukee, CC Sabathia didn’t need much time to think ...