The Crime Dog is headed to Cooperstown, but Donnie Baseball is not.
Fred McGriff is officially a Hall of Famer. The slugger was unanimously elected to the Class of 2023 by the Contemporary Era committee on Sunday night and was the only player selected. Former Yankee Don Mattingly fell four votes shy of the 12 out of 16 needed to get the nod to the Hall.
The controversial Red Sox and Diamondbacks pitcher Curt Schilling received seven votes. Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Rafael Palmiero, all of whom have been suspected of using performance enhancing drugs during their careers received less than four.
