Ranking the 25 Best Baseball Teams of the Century: From 2000 Yankees to 2024 Dodgers With the 2025 World Series matchup set, we’re looking back at the past 25 champions. Sports Illustrated · Oct 21, 2025
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. Sports Illustrated · Jul 24, 2023
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. Sports Illustrated · Jul 19, 2023
Mike Sielski: Scott Rolen is about to be a Hall of Famer, and he was never the bad guy with the Phillies PHILADELPHIA — Scott Rolen will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame next weekend, and the occasion promises to reignite a series of debates around here that have the staying power of a syndicated sitcom. Does Rolen deserve enshrinement? Was he a great player? A very good player?… The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 16, 2023
Cubs’ Nick Madrigal ‘comfortable’ in first game at third base Madrigal has played second base almost exclusively in his professional career. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 27, 2023
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. Tribune News Service · Feb 17, 2023
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 · Feb 17, 2023
Jason Mastrodonato: Red Sox failing to find momentum heading into Spring Training Some scattered thoughts on the Red Sox as the truck pulls into JetBlue Park in Fort Myers… Boston Herald · Feb 5, 2023
Bill Madden: We are making the selection of Hall of Famers way too complicated NEW YORK — The Baseball Writers’ Association election of Scott Rolen to the Hall of Fame this week created a goodly share of controversy and consternation among the baseball populace, and once again it got me to wonder why it’s become so complicated. Tribune News Service · Jan 29, 2023
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Matthew Roberson: Examining the newcomers on the 2024 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot NEW YORK — Scott Rolen was the only member of the 2023 Hall of Fame ballot to be granted induction by the writers, and next year he’ll be joined by one of the only men on the planet who can credibly claim to be a better third baseman than he… Tribune News Service · Jan 26, 2023
A force at third base, Scott Rolen leads Cardinals recent champs into the Hall of Fame Whether he had to wait another year or he received the highest honor that echoes for every year to come, Scott Rolen promised his family Tuesday night he’d grill steaks. St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jan 25, 2023
SI:AM | Scott Rolen Gets the Call Who could join him in Cooperstown next year? Sports Illustrated · Jan 25, 2023
The Baseball Hall of Fame remains one of the silliest things in all of sports It remains hard to take this museum all too seriously. USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 25, 2023
Sports Illustrated · Jan 25, 2023 5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Scott Rolen The versatile third baseman earned his invite to Cooperstown on Tuesday after six years on the ballot.
The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023 Beltré, Mauer eligible for Hall of Fame in next year's vote Scott Rolen is headed to the Hall of Fame
Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 25, 2023 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.
WEKU · Jan 25, 2023 Only one player won the writers' election this year for the Baseball Hall of Fame Scott Rolen, a seven-time All-Star third baseman, played with the Philadelphia, St. Louis, Toronto and Cincinnati teams over a 17-season career. None of the 27 other players won enough votes.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 25, 2023 MLB fans fumed over a Hall of Fame voting process that inexplicably saw just 1 player picked Baseball Hall of Fame gonna Baseball Hall of Fame.
Tribune News Service · Jan 25, 2023 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.
Tribune News Service · Jan 25, 2023 Braves legend Andruw Jones gains ground but still misses Hall of Fame ATLANTA — Andruw Jones authored an incredible career full of accomplishments, including an impressive string of Gold Glove Awards and a ton of home runs. During his prime, he was arguably the best center fielder in the game.
Tribune News Service · Jan 25, 2023 Former Padre Gary Sheffield trending upward in Hall voting SAN DIEGO — Maybe Gary Sheffield can make one last push.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jan 25, 2023 Former Phillie Scott Rolen is elected into the Hall of Fame Scott Rolen vacuumed almost every ball that got hit in his direction in a 17-year major-league career spent with four teams, including the Phillies.
Sports Illustrated · Jan 24, 2023 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.
The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2023 Scott Rolen elected to baseball's Hall of Fame Slick-fielding third baseman Scott Rolen was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame with five votes to spare above the 75% needed