David (Big Papi) Ortiz, the only man picked by the voting Baseball Writers Association of America, … [+] heads the seven-man Class of 2022 on Induction Sunday. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) Associated...
Tag: Gil Hodges
Artifacts From Class Of 2022 Form New Exhibit At Baseball Hall Of Fame
The bat Gil Hodges used to hit the first home run in Mets history is now part of a new exhibit at … [+] the Baseball Hall of Fame.(AP Photo/Harry Harris, File) AP2009 For a museum that doesn’t p...
Lou Gehrig, First To Have Number Retired, Launched A Major Tradition
Lou Gehrig, unable to play because of ALS, received gifts and cheers from a packed Yankee Stadium on … [+] July 4, 1939. Bettmann Archive As Major League Baseball marks Lou Gehrig Day on June 2,...