Baseball Hall of Fame

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - SEPTEMBER 30: Joe Mauer #7 of the Minnesota Twins acknowledges the fans as walks onto the field to catch at the start of the ninth inning against the Chicago White Sox during the game on September 30, 2018 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

Minnesota Twins: Is Joe Mauer Worthy of the Hall of Fame?

MLB Hall of Fame: Jim Thome crushes induction weekend

Detroit Tigers: Pair of 1980s teammates enter MLB Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame profile: Vladimir Guerrero slugs his way to Cooperstown

OAKLAND, CA - OCTOBER 20, 1988: Manager Tommy Lasorda #2 of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Dodgers locker room, being interviewed by CBS sports broadcaster Bob Costas (R) while Dodgers owner Peter O'Malley, far left, holds the world series trophy after the Dodger beat the Oakland Athletics in game 5 to win the 1988 World Series, October 20, 1988 at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California. The Dodgers won the series 4-1. Lasorda managed the Dodgers from 1976-1996. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

MLB Hall of Fame: Bob Costas inspires the 1988 Dodgers

PITTSBURGH, PA - OCTOBER 01: Chipper Jones #10 of the Atlanta Braves at bat against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the game on October 1, 2012 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

Chipper Jones — Hall of Fame Induction Puts Final Stamp of Approval on Braves Dynasty

DYERSVILLE, IA - AUGUST 25: A 'ghost player' recreating the role of Chicago White Sox legend Shoeless Joe Jackson plays ball with a young tourist at the baseball field created for the motion picture 'Field of Dreams' on August 25, 1991 in Dyersville, Iowa. Rita and Al Ameskamp who, with Don and Becky Lansing, co-own the site have turned the cornfields and baseball diamond into a summertime tourist attraction, including 'ghost player' reenactments. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Chicago White Sox: Time to end the ban of Shoeless Joe Jackson

CHICAGO - SEPTEMBER 5: Edgar Martinez

Baseball Hall of Fame: Who’s heading to Cooperstown in 2019?

CLEVELAND, OH - AUGUST 02: Former Indians great Jim Thome

Cleveland Indians: Jim Thome should not be a first ballot Hall of Famer

CHICAGO - SEPTEMBER 5: Edgar Martinez

Baseball Hall of Fame: Edgar Martinez’s classy response to rejection

CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 29: Former pitcher Trevor Hoffman laughs during a ceremony naming the 2016 winners of the Mariano Rivera American League Reliever of the Year Award and the Trevor Hoffman National League Reliever of the Year Award before Game Four of the 2016 World Series between the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians at Wrigley Field on October 29, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Trevor Hoffman’s emotional Baseball Hall of Fame selection

SEATTLE, WA - AUGUST 12: Former Seattle Mariner and current hitting coach Edgar Martinez speaks during a ceremony to retire his number before a game between the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field on August 12, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)

Baseball Hall of Fame voters got it wrong leaving out Edgar Martinez

SAN DIEGO - APRIL 23: Pitcher Trevor Hoffman

Baseball Hall of Fame 2018 class includes one welcome surprise

ATLANTA, GA - OCTOBER 5: Chipper Jones

Baseball Hall of Fame: Chipper Jones projected to be leading vote-getter

SAN DIEGO - APRIL 23: Pitcher Trevor Hoffman

Baseball Hall of Fame: Does Trevor Hoffman belong?

OAKLAND, CA - 1989: Tony Phillips of the Oakland Athletics runs the bases during a game in the 1989 season at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

Baseball Hall of Fame: Best of the one-vote guys since 1988

ST LOUIS - OCTOBER 27: Scott Rolen

Baseball Hall of Fame: Should Scott Rolen make it to Cooperstown?

DENVER, CO - APRIL 17: Starting pitcher Jamie Moyer

Baseball Hall of Fame: Jamie Moyer gets a vote

COOPERSTOWN, NY - JULY 30: Hall of Famer George Brett and Dave Winfield look on at Clark Sports Center during the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony on July 30, 2017 in Cooperstown, New York. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

MLB Hall of Fame: Making the ballots public

COOPERSTOWN, NY - JULY 27: Baseball fans await the start of the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Clark Sports Center during on July 27, 2014 in Cooperstown, New York. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

MLB Hall of Fame: Breaking down the ballot

SEATTLE, WA - AUGUST 12: Former Seattle Mariner and current hitting coach Edgar Martinez acknowledges the crowd as he walks out during a ceremony to retire his number before a game between the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field on August 12, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)

Seattle Mariners handing out Edgar Martinez Hall of Fame pamphlets

DETROIT, MI - OCTOBER 16: Former Detroit Tigers pitcher Jack Morris throws out the ceremonial first pitch against the New York Yankees during game three of the American League Championship Series at Comerica Park on October 16, 2012 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

MLB Hall of Fame welcomes Jack Morris, Alan Trammell

CINCINNATI, OH - JULY 14: Former Cincinnati Reds player Pete Rose, Barry Larkin, Joe Morgan and Johnny Bench walk on the field prior to the 86th MLB All-Star Game at the Great American Ball Park on July 14, 2015 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

Baseball Hall of Fame: Joe Morgan takes a stand

SEATTLE - OCTOBER 2: Edgar Martinez

Hall of Fame ballot: Fourteen holdovers

ATLANTA, GA - OCTOBER 5: Chipper Jones

Hall of Fame: Welcoming the new guys to the ballot

HOUSTON, TX - OCTOBER 06: Carlos Beltran

Houston Astros: Carlos Beltran and the Hall of Fame

COOPERSTOWN, NY - JULY 24: A patron of the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum takes a photograph of the plaques of inducted members during induction weekend on July 24, 2010 in Cooperstown, New York. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Marvin Miller should not be on MLB Hall of Fame ballot

DETROIT, MI - OCTOBER 16: Brayan Pena

MLB Hall of Fame: Ballot not so sweet for Lou Whitaker