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Ranking the Baseball Hall of Fame Contemporary Era Candidates

There are eight former players up for election Sunday, though the odds aren’t good for the three figures connected to PEDs.

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Victor Conte, founder of BALCO company at centre of performance-enhancing drugs scandal, dies aged 75

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The Independent UK

Dave Parker, hard-hitting outfielder nicknamed 'the Cobra,' dies at 74

Dave Parker, a hard-hitting outfielder who was set to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame next month, has died

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SI:AM | Why Rob Manfred’s Pete Rose Decision Is So Controversial

It’s a bad look for a couple of reasons.

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Reds Owner Releases Statement After Pete Rose Was Reinstated by MLB Commissioner

Reds owner Bob Castellini released a statement after MLB reinstated Cincinnati legend Pete Rose, who was banned from baseball since 1989 for gambling allegations.

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With Trump's Support, Will Pete Rose Finally Make It Into the Baseball Hall of Fame?

There is no question that Rose defiantly broke the rules, but we love our baseball characters, warts and all.

Reason

Trump Pardons Convicted Late Baseball Star and Slams 'Fat, Lazy A**' MLB

President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Saturday to slam Major League Baseball (MLB) and give late baseball star Pete Rose, who was convicted of tax evasion, a "complete pardon."

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MLB World Couldn't Believe Ichiro Suzuki Wasn't Unanimous Hall of Fame Selection

Ichiro missed being a unanimous hall of fame selection by one vote. The MLB world was outraged.

Sports Illustrated

The Cases For and Against the Baseball Hall of Fame’s First-Time Candidates

Each of the 2025 ballot’s “rookies” deserve recognition, from an all-time legend who could be elected unanimously to the players who may not garner a vote.

Sports Illustrated

Rickey Henderson, baseball’s greatest leadoff hitter and ‘Man of Steal’, dies aged 65

Rickey Henderson, baseball’s greatest leadoff hitter and the all-time stolen base king, died Friday in Oakland at the age of 65 after battling pneumonia

The Guardian - US

CC Sabathia Is the Best Hope to End a Long Hall of Fame Dry Spell for Starting Pitchers

The southpaw excelled as one of the game's last volume winners, combining a dominant peak with impressive career statistics compiled over 19 MLB seasons.

Sports Illustrated

Analyzing the Baseball Hall of Fame Classic Committee Ballot

Eight players whose careers span nearly the entire 20th century will be up for election to Cooperstown this year. Here's a look at the cases for (and against) each candidate.

Sports Illustrated

David Ortiz Triggered Adrian Beltre's Pet Peeve One Last Time at Baseball Hall of Fame Induction

David Ortiz couldn't resist touching Adrian Beltre's head, which is the former Texas Rangers star's infamous pet peeve, one last time at the Baseball Hall of Fame Induction.

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Baseball enshrines four new members of Hall of Fame: ‘I’m just a ball player’

Adrian Beltré, Joe Mauer, Todd Helton and Jim Leyland have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame

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Paul Skenes Got Special Hall of Fame Honor After Scoreless MLB All-Star Game Start

Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Paul Skenes, along with a couple of other players, received a special Baseball Hall of Fame honor after the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

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NASA astronaut gives tips to Baseball Hall of Fame from ISS (video)

NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps says baseball games in space might have more spin. She spoke from the ISS as part of the Baseball Hall of Fame's Black Baseball Initiative.

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Beltré, Helton, and Mauer Voted into Baseball Hall of Fame

Todd Helton, Adrián Beltré, and Joe Mauer have been elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame, joining baseball's elite class of players. Read more here.

Chicago Sun-Times

Among baseball’s greatest home runs, include one by the Cubs’ Dave Kingman

There was no electronic tracker device for either the Kingman or Glenallen Hill home runs, so neither can definitively claim official honors as the longest at Wrigley. But both were awesome.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs radio voice Pat Hughes expresses gratitude to all in Hall of Fame speech

Hughes makes his living speaking extemporaneously to tens of thousands of listeners on Cubs radio broadcasts. So it’s interesting that reading a prepared speech at a private ceremony would make him nervous.

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