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The Captain is eligible for next year's class

The "Boss" will not be enshrined in Cooperstown this summer.

Earlier this week, the 2019 Hall of Fame Ballot was released

Find out what Hall of Fame baseball players are in Cooperstown this weekend.

The Cooperstown Hall of Fame Classic is just months away (May 28th). The event features one former player from every major league team coming back to Doubleday Field to participate in the game (1 p.m.). Select players will also compete in the HR Derby at Noon...

It started with Pudge Rodriguez and Tony Perez shaking my hand. It moved to playing catch with Phil Niekro and Jacque Jones, and it ended with a nice talk with former Marlins catcher Charles Johnson.
For the second straight year, I had the opportunity and the honor to be on the field at the Coopersto…

Major League Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Craig Biggio has been elected to another Hall of Fame this summer: The New York State Public High School Athletic Association.
Biggio's bio from the NYSPHSAA press release:
"A graduate of Kings Park High School (Section XI) and attendee of Seton Hall Un…

My day started by talking to Jim Thome. It ended by sitting next to Hideki Matsui on a bus.
The in-point and out-points of the experience were awesome, but so was every point in between.
Those of you who read my work consistently know that I'm passionate about baseball...

A day after visiting with the Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks, President Barack Obama is continuing his sports week today in Cooperstown.
Obama is visiting the Baseball Hall of Fame as part of a plan to promote international tourism...

With the warm weather finally upon us, it finally feels like baseball season.
And that nostalgic baseball feel at that. The smell and look of the fresh cut grass, the sun on your face, the crack of the bat.
And with that – it’s time for some of you (like me) to start planning you…

Longtime New York Mets catcher Mike Piazza missed the Hall of Fame vote by less than 15%, it was announced on Wednesday afternoon.

On Monday morning, it became official that long-time New York Yankees manager Joe Torre had been unanimously elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
It's a well deserving honor as Tony La Russa and Bobby Cox will join Torre in this summer's class...