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The plaque gallery at the Baseball Hall of Fame Ty Cobb's plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, honors individuals who have excelled in playing, managing, and serving the sport, and is the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, displaying baseball-related artifacts and exhibits.
Dozens of father-and-son combinations have played or managed in Major League Baseball (MLB).. The first was Jack Doscher, son of Herm Doscher, who made his debut in 1903.. Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. became the first father-and-son duo to play in MLB at the same time, in 1989 when Ken Jr. was called up by the Seattle Mariners while Ken Sr. was playing with the Cincinnati Reds.
The first Dominican to play regularly in the major leagues, he is the most prominent member of one of the sport's most notable families of the late 20th century: he was the oldest of the trio of baseball-playing brothers that included Matty and Jesús, who were both primarily outfielders, and his son Moisés was also primarily an outfielder ...
The Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2024 has been decided. All ballots from Baseball Writers Association of America voters, of which there are estimated to be 384, have been collected. (They had to ...
Ramón Jaime Martínez (born March 22, 1968) is a Dominican-American former pitcher in Major League Baseball. He won 135 games over a 13-year career, mostly with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is the older brother of Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martínez, and is currently a senior advisor in Latin America for the Baltimore Orioles.
CC Sabathia pitched 19 seasons in the major leagues with three different teams, racking up 251 career wins and 3,093 strikeouts. He won the 2007 AL Cy Young award and finished in the top five on ...
Alomar was inducted into the Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame in 2009. [1] He also played for the San Diego Padres, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and the New York Mets. [2] He is the son of former major league player Sandy Alomar Sr. and the brother of Hall of Fame second baseman Roberto Alomar. [2]
Hall of Fame voters must consider the totality of a candidate's contribution to baseball, meaning playing careers are part of the equation for managers.