BBHoF Looks at 2024 Eligibles COOPERSTOWN—The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum released a partial list of former MLB players who are eligible for election to the Class of 2024. Next year’s induction will take place on Sunday, July 26. Players must have played 10 seasons and have been retired for five full seasons before they can be selected for the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Provided they remain retired, the following players are…
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As he walked onto the Hall of Fame Induction Day stage on Sunday, July 23, “Smilin’ Fred” McGriff reached out to shake the hands of some of the returning Hall of Famers in attendance for the ceremony. Before he was able to find his seat, he shook the hands of just about everyone on stage…
Fred McGriff and Scott Rolen spent the weekend in Cooperstown with permanent grins on their faces, thrilled at the prospect of joining baseball’s greatest team and scarcely believing they were now among the greatest legends of the game. Years from now, electees will feel the same about McGriff and Rolen, whose humility is surpassed only by their success on the field…
The eyes of the baseball world will be focused on Cooperstown this weekend, with the legends of the game in town to see history unfold during Hall of Fame Weekend. Fifty previously-inducted Hall of Fame members are expected to return, July 21-24, to celebrate the induction of the Hall of Fame Class of 2023. As of July 10, 52 total Hall of Famers, including 2023 inductees Fred McGriff and Scott Rolen, are scheduled to be a part of Hall of…
Less than 24 hours after receiving the greatest honor of their careers, Fred McGriff and Scott Rolen will share stories of a lifetime spent in baseball for fans in Cooperstown. McGriff and Rolen, the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023, will spend the morning of their final day of their weekend in Cooperstown at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s Legends of the Game Roundtable, swapping stories of their baseball careers as well as recapping Induction Weekend.…
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s Board of Directors announced that Carl Erskine will receive the 2023 John Jordan “Buck” O’Neil Lifetime Achievement Award. The award honors an individual for extraordinary sustained efforts to enhance baseball’s positive impact on society.…
COOPERSTOWN—Following a suggestion by member Antoinette Kuzminski, the Community Garden Discussion Group partnered with Carefree Gardens to plant and mulch five hydrangeas in front of the Cooperstown Post Office on Monday, June 26. Formerly known as the Cooperstown Garden Discussion Group, the organization has more than 50 members and promotes local horticulture.…
COOPERSTOWN—The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum announced that a new exhibit, “The Souls of the Game: Voices of Black Baseball,” will open in spring 2024. It will trace the long history of Black baseball from the early decades prior to the formation of the Negro Leagues, through the complexities of re-integration, to the challenges that remain today. The new exhibit is part of the Hall of Fame’s Black Baseball Initiative, which includes additional outreach programs, educational material and…
Called a distinctive event in the world of academia and fandom, the 34th Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture attracted approximately 150 attendees from across the country, from different academic backgrounds and ages, all of whom had an abundance of stories to tell and a shared love of the sport.…
All of us here at Iron String Press were saddened last week to hear of the death of Edward W. Stack, one of our village’s most committed, industrious and indefatigable supporters, on Sunday, June 4. His passing has left a plethora of memories in our community, and we are extremely thankful for the commanding legacy, rich and fruitful, that he left us.…
