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Benjamin Hochman: Nolan Arenado epitomizes Cardinals' defensive excellence, yet again

The gloves in St. Louis are glazed with gold.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Jim Kaat’s induction Sunday into Hall of Fame raises questions about others’ worthiness

How about taking a closer look at Jamie Moyer and Tommy John, two other pitchers with Chicago connections?

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 Sun-Times

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Big Papi a big hit at his Baseball Hall of Fame induction

Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was inducted into the Hall of Fame as legions of fans cheered him

The Independent UK

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

La Velle E. Neal III: Tony Oliva finally feels the Hall of Fame love after too many years of waiting

MINNEAPOLIS — Tony Oliva is in post-election hubris. He's spent the summer preparing for a moment he didn't believe would happen.

Tribune News Service

Patrick Reusse: Inept pitching means Twins aren't just one trade from being a contender

As many Twins fans of long-standing get ready to celebrate a weekend they felt might never come, that being the induction of team greats Tony Oliva and Jim Kaat into the Hall of Fame, the current brain trust is left to contemplate what to do with a fading ball club.

Tribune News Service

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Light-headedness forces White Sox’ Luis Robert to exit game vs. Twins

Robert, who committed an error in center field in the first inning, was replaced by Adam Engel in the second.

Chicago Sun-Times

After years of elbow problems, White Sox outfielder AJ Pollock regaining arm strength

“Now it feels like I having something behind it for the first time in years,” Pollock said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cortes Says Kaat Apologized for Comment but ‘He Didn’t Need to’

The Yankees pitcher: “We all make mistakes and feel 100% there was no malice intended. ... No sweat here Jim [Kaat].”

Sports Illustrated

Nestor Cortes on Jim Kaat’s offensive nickname for him: ‘People make mistakes’

Kaat bizarrely gave him an awful nickname.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Baseball broadcaster uses offensive nickname during New York Yankees game

Not the first occasion that the veteran speaker has been called out for his choice of wording

The Independent UK

Twins commentator Jim Kaat gives Yankees hurler Nestor Cortes an offensive nickname

NEW YORK — Whether it’s the Sultan of Swat, the Splendid Splitter or The Big Unit, baseball has a storied history of nicknames for its stars.

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