US EditionUp for Hall of Fame, Gary Sheffield Says He's Not Like 'Guilty' Steroid Users
The 16-member committee will assess eight former players who lost initial eligibility; candidates need 12 votes for next year's Baseball Hall of Fame induction.
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The season of the Hall of Fame of the Major Leagues enters a decisive phase with the vote of the Committee of the Contemporary Age, which this weekend will evaluate eight figures whose greatest contributions to baseball occurred after 1980. Among names of enormous weight —Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Gary Sheffield— stands out in a special way that of the Mexican Fernando Valenzuela, absolute icon of the Latin sport and cultural figure beyond the…
Chatham’s Fergie Jenkins and Doug Melvin to help decide Hall of Fame fate of Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens & others
Chatham natives Fergie Jenkins and Doug Melvin will help determine whether notable superstars linked to baseball’s steroid era — Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens — finally gain entry into Cooperstown as the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee meets Sunday in Orlando, Fla., to consider eight player candidates whose greatest impact on the game came since 1980. The ballot, announced Nov. 3, includes six position players and two pitchers: Bonds, Clemen…
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