Why CC Sabathia thinks Andy Pettite should be in Cooperstown
On his way to the Hall of Fame, CC Sabathia jammed his foot in the door, hoping to keep it a little bit open for his teammates. “Andy, to me, is a Hall of Famer,” Sabathia said of Andy Pettitte this week. “I've had a chance to throw with him and talk to him almost […]
Ichiro, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner a classy 2025 Hall of Fame class
It is a class with a sense of luxury. It was already a classy class, with Dave Parker and Dick Allen on board after the Veterans Affairs Committee welcomed them to Cooperstown in December to right decades of wrongs. But on Monday, things got even more upscale. The door would be open for Ichiro Suzuki, […]
Ichiro, Sabathia, Wagner inducted to Baseball Hall of Fame
Few Americans knew what to expect from Ichiro Suzuki when he first arrived in the United States in 2001. He was an otherworldly hitter in Japan, tearing up the NPB with a triple slash of .353/.421/.522 over nine seasons and winning the championship. Won the batting title for seven consecutive years and Pacific League MVP […]
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 […]