Sabathia, Ichiro lead 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class
The 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class will represent New York. CC Sabathia, in his first year of eligibility, and Billy Wagner, in his final year of voting, join newcomer Ichiro Suzuki as a trio of Hall of Famers with ties to the Big Apple. In results released Tuesday, all three received more than 75 […]
Ichiro Suzuki enters Baseball Hall of Fame in near-unanimous fashion
Ichiro Suzuki's long baseball career is almost unanimously worthy of induction into the Hall of Fame. The Japanese superstar was voted into Cooperstown on Tuesday, falling one vote short of the second player, who received 100 percent of the vote. Suzuki received 393 out of 394 votes, a vote percentage of 99.7%, which tied him […]
Ichiro Suzuki headlines newest Baseball Hall of Fame class, 2 others elected to Cooperstown
Three more plaques will be installed at the National Baseball Hall of Fame this summer. Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner were awarded the sport's highest honor on Tuesday and are headed to Cooperstown. Ichiro is the first Japanese-born player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. He received 99.7% of the votes […]
Baseball Hall of Fame voting: The Post’s 2025 ballots
Ahead of Tuesday's announcement of the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class, Post voters released their ballots. The result boded well for the three players. All 10 of the paper's voters checked CC Sabathia and Ichiro, and 9 out of 10 chose Carlos Beltrán, which means these three are the 75 percent standard for induction […]
Ichiro on pace to become second unanimous baseball Hall of Famer
Mariano Rivera may soon have some company. As of Monday, Ichiro Suzuki had received all the ballots released by poll tracker Ryan Thibodeau (Bluesky's @NotMrTibbs). If things go as planned when the Baseball Writers Association of America releases final results on Tuesday, Ichiro will become the first Japanese-born player to be inducted into the Hall […]
2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class could have distinct New York flavor
Tuesday's Baseball Hall of Fame induction announcement may have a particularly New York feel. According to ballot tracker Ryan Thibodeau, not only is CC Sabathia on track to easily become the latest Yankee to be inducted into Cooperstown's Hall of Fame, but as of Monday afternoon, former Mets Carlos Beltran and Billy・Wagner is also said […]
Bob Uecker, Beloved Brewers Broadcaster And ‘Mr. Baseball,’ Passes Away At 90
Bob Uecker will be honored for his 50 years of broadcasting before the game on September 25, 2021 at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images) OAN Staff James Myers3:30pm – Thursday, January 16, 2025 Bob Uecker, known as “Mr. Baseball, the voice of the Milwaukee Brewers for 54 years, and […]
Legendary Brewers Broadcaster ‘Mr. Baseball’ Bob Uecker Dead At 90
Bob Uecker was the legendary voice of the Milwaukee Brewers, earning him the nickname “Mr. Brewers.” Baseball's star, who had a short career as a baseball player and eventually went on to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, has passed away. He was 90 years old. The Brewers announced Uecker's death on Thursday morning, […]
How Johnny Carson gave Bob Uecker his ‘Mr. Baseball’ nickname
Johnny Carson knew nothing. When the late host of “The Tonight Show” called Bob Uecker, who died Thursday at age 90, “Mr. Uecker” for the first time, “Baseball,” Carson said Uecker actually played baseball. I didn't know if it was there or not. “The first time he did it, I laughed. I was still behind […]
Catfish Hunter’s Yankees deal helped change baseball forever
The most important golden jubilee passed this week. New Year's Eve marked the 50th anniversary of the day the Yankees flew the Catfish Hunters into their temporary offices (Yankee Stadium was in the midst of renovations) and suspended the city's entire baseball writing staff's celebration plans. George Steinbrenner was nowhere to be seen. Because he, […]