Who Is Getting Inducted To The Baseball Hall Of Fame?

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York.

Introduction

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York. The museum itself houses more than 40,000 artifacts, including baseball equipment, uniforms, balls, bats, photographs and baseball cards. The Hall of Fame gallery displays plaques for each player inducted into the Hall.

Chipper Jones

Chipper Jones is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1993 to 2012 as a third baseman for the Atlanta Braves. He batted .303 and had 468 home runs in his career, recognition that led to his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018.

Vladimir Guerrero

Vladimir Guerrero is one of the greatest baseball players of all time. He was an eight-time All-Star, won nine Silver Slugger Awards, and was the 2004 American League MVP. He also led the league in hits four times. Guerrerro was a first ballot Hall of Famer, receiving 92.9% of the vote. He is just the fourth player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame with a Montreal Expos cap.

Trevor Hoffman

This year, only one player is being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Trevor Hoffman, a relief pitcher, played for 18 seasons, mostly with the San Diego Padres. He was a seven-time All-Star and set the record for most saves in a career with 601. Hoffman was born in 1963 in Bellflower, California. He played college baseball at the University of Southern California before being drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 11th round of the 1989 MLB Draft. Hoffman made his debut with the Reds in 1993 but was traded to the Padres later that year. He became the Padres’ closer in 1994 and helped lead them to their first National League pennant in 1998. Hoffman continued to be an effective closer until his retirement in 2010.

Jim Thome

Jim Thome is an American former professional baseball player who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1991 to 2012. A right-handed batter and thrower, he played as a third baseman and first baseman. He also played briefly as a left fielder. Thome was a five-time All-Star, and is one of only eight players to hit 600 home runs.

Edgar Martinez

Edgar Martinez, who spent his entire 18-year career with the Seattle Mariners, was one of the most accomplished hitters of his generation and helped lead the team to its only appearance in the World Series.

Martinez, who was born in New York but raised in Puerto Rico, was a seven-time All-Star and won five Silver Slugger Awards. He played mostly designated hitter, but also saw time at third base and first base. In 2000, he became the first DH to win a batting title when he hit .345.

Martinez finished his career with a .312 batting average, 2,247 hits, 1,261 RBIs and 309 home runs. He was inducted into the Mariners Hall of Fame in 2017 and his number (11) was retired by the team in 2019.

Mike Mussina

Mike Mussina, nicknamed “Moose”, is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees. A five-time Gold Glove Award winner, Mussina’s 270 wins place him 54th on MLB’s all-time wins list, while his 3.68 earned run average (ERA) is 16th all time.

Mussina was selected for six All-Star teams and won seven Silver Slugger Awards. He catcher Jonathan Lucroy while attempting to field a bunt in 2001; the only position player he ever played during his career.

Mussina was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round of the 1990 MLB draft. He debuted in 1991 and finished third in voting for the American League (AL) Rookie of the Year Award after going 18–5 with a 2.54 ERA. Mussina won at least eleven games every season from 1992 to 2000, with an ERA below 4.00 six times over that span. In 1998, Mussina posted a career-high 19–11 record and 3.29 ERA en route to his first All-Star selection and AL Cy Young Award placing second in voting behind then Rangers pitcher Roger Clemens

Curt Schilling

Curt Schilling is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher, now a Baseball Hall of Fame inductee. He helped lead the Philadelphia Phillies to the World Series in 1993, and won titles with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2001 and the Boston Red Sox in 2004 and 2007.