Legendary hitter Barry Bonds expressed his admiration for one of the greats of the game, Willie Mays, at the 100th annual Baseball Writer's dinner, which took place in New York City on Saturday.

He also spoke often of Bobby Shantz, a diminutive left-handed pitcher. I’d had a few baseball cards of Shantzbut had never given his career much of a look until recently. What a mistake that was.

Baseball Hall of Fame class is absolutely stacked. On Tuesday night, the Baseball Writers' Association of America voted in ...

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Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner. With players this accomplished and an institution so steeped in history, there are plenty of fun facts to dig through about the newest Hall of Fame class.

The bad news is that Andruw Jones will have to wait at least one more year. The good news is that he is on a path similar to ...

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BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; TGE: Today’s Game Era (1998-present) committee; VC: Elected by the Veterans Committee; NL: Elected by the Veterans Committee based on ...

Ichiro might be the only inductee this summer. Fine, he deserves the spotlight. But we get 10 votes. Here are mine, ranked, ...

With the Baseball Hall of Fame's class of 2024 announcement approaching, it's time to review this year's ballot. Today, we highlight the returnees poised to make serious gains in voting and perhaps ...

It’s tempting to say Ichiro Suzuki, with his detached sense of cool, record-breaking hitting prowess and 28 seasons of ...

The Brooklyn Dodgers send Andy Pafko to the Milwaukee Braves for Roy Hartsfield and $50,000. 1983: Bob Horner agrees to a ...