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Ted Williams, Satchel Paige and the fight to induct Negro Leaguers into baseball’s Hall of Fame

Sixty years ago, the famed Red Sox slugger used his Cooperstown speech to champion Black players who were excluded because of the sport’s color barrier

The Guardian - US

SI:AM | Everything You Need to Know About the Baseball Hall of Fame Vote

Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones got the call to Cooperstown, while several other candidates saw big jumps in their support.

Sports Illustrated

Yankees Great CC Sabathia's Car Broke Down on Way to Hall of Fame Enshrinement

Let's just say the trip to Cooperstown didn't go as planned.

Sports Illustrated

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10 Yankees Tees to Beat the Heat at Yankee Stadium This Summer

Yankees fans, summer is upon us, and it’s time to take a look at some sports apparel that can keep you from getting too sweaty during the dog days of the 2025 MLB season. The Yankees are in the midst of a pennant chase, after all, and you don’t want…

Operation Sports

Suzuki, Sabathia, Wagner inducted to Baseball Hall of Fam

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner inducted to Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY on Tuesday.

The Sports Daily

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

Marc Hom reframes traditional portraiture in Cooperstown, NY

‘Marc Hom: Re-Framed’ has taken over the grounds of the Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, planting Samuel L Jackson, Gwyneth Paltrow and more ‘personalities of the world’ into the landscape

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Family Of Five Killed In Small Plane Crash In New York

A tragic small plane crash in upstate New York claims the lives of a family of five from Georgia returning from a baseball tournament in Cooperstown.

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'First Ballot' Latinos: Adrián Beltré Is the Latest Player to Be Inducted Into Cooperstown In His First Year

In the history of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, only 59 players have been inducted in their first year of eligibility.

Latin Times

MLB Hall of Fame 2024: Six Latino Players Vie for Coveted Spot in Cooperstown

Any players elected will be inducted during the MLB's Hall of Fame Weekend on Sunday, July 21

Latin Times

Baseball Hall of Famer Wants Team Switched on Cooperstown Plaque

The Hall of Famer wants his plaque altered in Cooperstown. Here’s why.

Sports Illustrated

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

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.

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Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Could AI help decide Baseball Hall of Fame inductees?

On Tuesday, the new members of the Baseball Hall of Fame will be announced, and the debate will ensue as to who does or does not belong, who has been unjustifiably snubbed and how banned substances should be factored into the decision. Around 400 sports writers determine who will be…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Benjamin Hochman: For fan who caught Albert Pujols' 703rd HR, major joy and minor controversy

One of the neatest pieces of Cardinals memorabilia isn't in Cooperstown or the team museum — it's safe in a safe at a home in rural Clinton County.

Sports Illustrated

McGriff’s Validation Contrasted by Condemnation of Bonds, Clemens

A Hall of Fame committee comprised mostly of baseball executives and players made clear the type of player they do and do not want in Cooperstown.

Tribune News Service

Vahe Gregorian: Buck’s HOF call inspires NLBM campaign that could be catalyst for Bob Kendrick’s dream

Friday was another beautiful day at, and for, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. So much so that even by his gleaming standards NLBM president Bob Kendrick radiated a certain surplus glow still basking in Buck O’Neil’s long-awaited induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Chicago Sun-Times

David Ortiz gets another hit at Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony

Buck O’Neil and Minnie Miñoso formally entered Cooperstown.

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: Minnie Miñoso’s long and complicated journey to the Baseball Hall of Fame ends with his day in the sun

Minnie Miñoso’s induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday culminated a long and complicated journey to Cooperstown, N.Y., that few imagined would end this way.

Tribune News Service

It’s official at long last: Buck O’Neil takes his place at Hall of Fame in Cooperstown

Buck O’Neil, the beloved late Negro Leagues baseball and Kansas City icon, was officially enshrined on Sunday at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.

Boston Herald

David Ortiz inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame: ‘If you believe in someone, it can change their world’

There was nothing flashy or outlandish about David Ortiz’s Hall of Fame induction speech in Cooperstown, N.Y., on Sunday afternoon, but there didn’t need to be.

Boston Herald

Red Sox swept by Blue Jays to begin second half as defensive mistakes lead to another ugly loss

BOSTON — Sunday will forever be remembered in Red Sox history as the day David Ortiz was inducted into the Hall of Fame, as the franchise icon officially became baseball royalty in Cooperstown.

Tribune News Service

La Velle. E. Neal III: It’s the most Minnesota weekend ever at baseball’s Hall of Fame

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — A mostly Minnesota-bred Hall of Fame class will be presented on Sunday on a field near the Clark Sports Center, with luscious swaths of green grass and trees forming a backdrop worthy of a Rockwell painting.

Tribune News Service

Vahe Gregorian: On Buck O’Neil’s HOF induction at last: ‘His spirit is going to fill up the valley’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Quite belatedly, Buck O’Neil on Sunday will be inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

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