Tag: Baseball Hall of Fame

David Ortiz and Buck O’Neil Headline Hall of Fame Class of 2022

Rivera was a guest at Ortiz’s party here on Saturday night, as was another former Yankee rival, his…

Jim Kaat and Tony Oliva Set for Hall of Fame Induction

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — A humble little baseball sits at the bottom of a display case for David Ortiz…

With Jersey Retirement, Gil Hodges Connects the Dodgers and Mets Again

By 1980, Fred Wilpon would purchase the team, adding another layer of connective tissue: Wilpon attended Brooklyn’s Lafayette…

Baseball Hall of Fame Will Create New Exhibit on Race

Jackie Robinson lived only a decade as a Hall of Famer. He suffered from diabetes and died of…

Carlos Beltran Creates a New Ethical Debate for Hall of Fame

It might have been the best game Jim Palmer ever pitched: 11 scoreless innings on a summer afternoon…

With One More Walk-Off, Big Papi Trots Into Cooperstown

The David Ortiz Bridge, on Brookline Ave., above the Mass Pike, connects the Fenway Park neighborhood to Kenmore…