COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Baseball’s international influence was on display on Sunday in upstate New York. Fans from Braves Country sported white hats with a red No. 25 on them. The blue-and-white colors of Curaçao dotted the crowd. And a Puerto Rican party broke out during the ceremony as residents from

Bruce Bochy didn’t have anything to prove when he decided to come out of retirement and manage the Rangers ahead of the 2023 season. He’d already won three World Series rings with the Giants by that point, cementing a legacy that seemed destined to lead him to the Hall of

The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., is where the sport's legends live forever. But how do those legends make it to Cooperstown in the first place? There are two ways: Players can be elected to the Hall of Fame via the Baseball Writers' Association of America ballot

CHICAGO -- Joe Maddon loved to come up with mantras during his years as one of baseball’s more innovative managers. He would zero in on a theme or phrase that his players could embrace and use to tighten their focus each day while keeping their bigger goals in mind. The

CINCINNATI -- Will this time finally be Lou Piniella's turn? Once again, Piniella -- the longtime great manager -- is one of eight candidates on the Contemporary Baseball Era ballot for managers, executives and umpires, announced last week. A 16-member panel consisting of Hall of Fame players, Major League executives,

Bill White’s trailblazing and broad-reaching career was recognized by the National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum last summer, when he received the prestigious Buck O’Neil Award for his role in enhancing the sport’s positive impact on society. But like O’Neil, who received his namesake honor in 2008 before his

HOUSTON -- Dusty Baker is the only manager in baseball history to take five different teams to the playoffs, culminating with a long-awaited World Series title with the Astros in 2022. That only scratches the surface of a résumé that should lead Baker to be enshrined in the National Baseball

The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced the Contemporary Baseball Era ballot for managers, executives and umpires on Monday, and the list of individuals up for election is a who’s who of managers and executives who made significant contributions to the game dating back to the late 20th century. A

The Brewers are World Series champions for the first time. They dominated along the way, losing just two games in the postseason. They showed the mettle to come from behind in eight of their 11 wins, they suffocated their opponents with incredible pitching and they saw a handful of heroes

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DYERSVILLE, Iowa -- In the classic film "Field of Dreams," it's the ghosts of former legends who emerge from the cornfield to find a baseball field waiting for them. On Thursday night, however, it was some of the game's best living legends who trekked through the corn on that same

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Carlos Beltrán, Andruw Jones and Jeff Kent share a handful of former uniforms, a host of All-Star and Gold Glove Award accolades -- and now a spot as one of 354 teammates in baseball’s most exclusive fraternity. “When I was a rookie, you stayed away from guys

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- When you’re the pride of an entire island and starred for multiple teams over a 20-year career, there’s a lot of ground to cover in one Hall of Fame acceptance speech. Carlos Beltrán -- the Royal, Astro, Met, Giant, Cardinal, Yankee, Ranger and revered native son of

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Throughout his weekend of celebration as a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2026, Jeff Kent kept describing himself with one word: deflector. Deflecting is what kept people at arm’s length throughout the second baseman’s 17-year career. Deflecting made him a bit of a

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Andruw Jones looked out at the crowd at his induction Sunday at the Clark Sports Center and saw his number everywhere. “We see all these beautiful people with the ‘25’ hat,” he said. That’s because Braves Country was out in force to welcome the latest Hall of

When the Baseball Hall of Fame class is revealed every year, one of the biggest storylines is always: Which team's cap will each player be wearing on his Hall of Fame plaque? A Hall of Famer going into Cooperstown under a certain team logo typically means that the player defined

A version of this story appears in Memories and Dreams, the official magazine of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. To read more stories, please click here. Any list containing the best Trade Deadline deals in history would have to include the one that brought Carlos Beltrán to

A Hall of Fame is, by definition, a ranking of the best players to ever play the sport. We know from past research that something like the top 1-2% of players who reach the Majors get into the Hall of Fame, but what if we went a step further than

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Baseball is a legacy sport, both on and off the field. Your grandfather watched Gus Bell, your dad watched Buddy Bell, you watched David Bell. When you learn the name of that hot prospect who just got called up, that name will not leave your brain for

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- The Hall of Fame Awards Presentation recognizes writers, broadcasters and pioneers, and while all four men who were recognized during Saturday’s ceremony were warmly saluted, no one received a bigger ovation than former National League president Bill White. White was selected as just the seventh recipient of

Joe Buck vividly remembers the day in 1987 that his father, legendary announcer Jack Buck, was honored in Cooperstown with the Ford C. Frick Award. “I remember what I wore -- goofy sunglasses, a seersucker blue-and-white striped jacket,” Buck said in a phone interview with MLB.com. “I was sitting next

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This Sunday, Andruw Jones will take his rightful place among the greatest baseball players of all time as he is presented with his plaque signifying induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Jones, one of the greatest center fielders to ever play the game, joined former Phillies greats Jimmy

Jeff Kent wasn’t one to show a lot of emotion on the baseball field, but when he crossed home plate after walloping what was, at that time, one of the biggest home runs in Astros postseason history, he didn’t hold back. Not when he flew around the bases after launching

KANSAS CITY -- The foundation of Carlos Beltrán’s now-Hall of Fame career began in Kansas City. The former center-field star and 1999 Rookie of the Year for the Royals will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 26 in the Class of 2026 that includes Andruw Jones