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Roy Wood Jr. on Hosting the All-MLB Awards Show and How Baseball Shaped His Comedy

The award show airs Thursday night at 8 p.m. ET on MLB Network

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The Cases for and Against the 2024 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot First-Timers

Adrián Beltré is the only newcomer to the HOF ballot who’s an apparent lock for Cooperstown. But what are the chances of the other former All-Stars?

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Scott Rolen and Fred McGriff Finally Got the HOF Immortality They Deserve

After being rejected from Cooperstown a combined 15 times, the two baseball legends are a modest reminder of humility and hard work in MLB.

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Fred McGriff accentuated Hall of Fame credentials with Cubs

McGriff hit 30 home runs for the 2002 team, becoming the oldest Cub to do so at 38. It was his 10th year with 30 homers. It also was his last full season.

Chicago Sun-Times

Hall of Famer Fred McGriff recalls Cubs stint fondly but with tinge of regret

“I was always a little disappointed because I was supposed to help the Cubbies win that first World Series, and it didn’t quite happen,” McGriff said. “So that one stings a little bit.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Finding Modern Comparables for MLB’s 2023 Hall of Fame Class

Scott Rolen and Fred McGriff each took their winding paths to baseball immortality. Here’s how MLB’s current crop of stars measures up.

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Fred McGriff’s choice for Hall of Fame logo? None of the above.

TAMPA, Fla. — Fred McGriff got to the Hall of Fame by showing remarkably consistent production while changing teams frequently.

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Scott Rolen will join roster of Cardinals in Hall of Fame with STL logo on plaque

JUPITER, Fla. — Some of the best seasons of his career and his championship year all happened in St. Louis, so, fittingly, the honor of his lifetime will also be bronzed with an STL.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Third baseman Scott Rolen elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

He will join former Cubs first baseman Fred McGriff and Cubs radio voice Pat Hughes at induction ceremonies this summer in Cooperstown.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bill Madden: Scott Rolen benefits from weak ballot to make Hall of Fame, while Jeff Kent continues to get left behind

NEW YORK — One of the weakest ballots in recent memory proved to be the perfect vehicle for Scott Rolen to make a historic leap to Hall of Fame immortality on Tuesday.

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Scott Rolen Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame, Helton Misses

For the second consecutive year, the BBWAA elected just one player to the Hall of Fame.

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Tom Verducci’s 2023 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot

New inductee Scott Rolen is one of four players who received Verducci’s vote.

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Paul Sullivan: Another Baseball Hall of Fame ballot means another debate about whether cheaters deserve entrance

Last month in San Diego, the Contemporary Era committee of the Baseball Hall of Fame met to consider candidates overlooked by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

Chicago Tribune

John Romano: The Christmas carols a deranged Tom Brady fan might be singing

TAMPA, Fla. — Here are some excerpts from a few Christmas carols Tampa Bay sports fans might sing during the holidays:

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This baseball quiz is no Mission: Impossible

Accept the challenge and do your best not to self-destruct.

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Ben Frederickson: More bad news for Bonds and Clemens is even worse for Cardinals Hall of Famer McGwire

SAN DIEGO — A Hall of Fame cycle that seems poised to bring good news for one former Cardinal and Cooperstown hopeful in Scott Rolen has presented some bad news for another, if you read between the glaring lines.

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McGriff’s Validation Contrasted by Condemnation of Bonds, Clemens

A Hall of Fame committee comprised mostly of baseball executives and players made clear the type of player they do and do not want in Cooperstown.

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Don Mattingly falls short of Hall of Fame as Fred McGriff only player inducted by Contemporary Committee

The Crime Dog is headed to Cooperstown, but Donnie Baseball is not.

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Fred McGriff Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee

A five-time All-Star, McGriff finally gets enshrinement as Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling are denied again by the Contemporary Era committee.

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Bonds, Clemens left out of Hall again; McGriff elected

Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling were passed over by a Baseball Hall of Fame committee that elected former big league slugger Fred McGriff to Cooperstown on Sunday

Chicago Sun-Times

Fred McGriff elected into Hall of Fame via Contemporary Baseball Era Players Committee

Many members of the 16-person committee had Chicago ties.

Chicago Sun-Times

Former Cub Fred McGriff elected to Hall of Fame; Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens again passed over

Bonds and Clemens have been accused of using performance-enhancing drugs, and support for Curt Schilling dropped after he made hateful remarks toward Muslims, transgender people, reporters and others.

Chicago Sun-Times

Just Sayin’: Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens not likely to get Hall passes on Sunday

Their fates are in the hands of a 16-member electorate that includes seven Hall of Fame players, including Ryne Sandberg and Frank Thomas.

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Bill Madden: Veterans committee can take a stand for character in Hall of Fame vote

NEW YORK — Just when we thought we’d said goodbye to Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens for a while thanks to the Baseball Writers Association last January, they’re coming around again as two of the eight candidates on the Contemporary Era Hall of Fame ballot which will be voted on…

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Who We’d Vote for the HOF If We Were on the Veterans Committee

Let’s pretend we’re one of the 16 members voting in Sunday’s Contemporary Baseball Era election.

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