David Edward Bonhote, age 51, passed away suddenly on January 5, 2026 at home in Otego, New York. David was born on Long Island, the youngest son of Ellen M. Bonhote and the late Peter D. Bonhote.…
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Sunday morning arrived. Clouds hovering. I was invited by friends to sit with them at the induction—the family of four had flown from Seattle to be here to honor the induction of Ishiro, the long-standing supreme ballplayer for the Seattle Mariners.…
Torre, elected to the Hall of Fame in 2014 and appointed to the board in 2023, fills a position previously held by Joe Morgan from 2000 until his passing in 2020.…
In Memoriam Jeffrey R. Smith, 60 February 26, 1963 – March 1, 2023 COOPERSTOWN—Jeffrey Richard Smith of Cooperstown and Venice, Florida, son of Gayle and Jack Smith of Cooperstown, entered into eternal rest Wednesday night, March 1, 2023, at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in North Venice, Florida following an extended illness. He was 60. Born February 26, 1963 in Little Falls, Jeff graduated from Cooperstown Central School where he was a proud “Redskin” participating in many sports. He then attended Fordham…
‘Starting Nine’ turns museum into personal scavenger hunts By CHARLIE VASCELLARO • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN — Like Dorothy taking her first steps on the Yellow Brick Road in the Land of Oz, first time visitors to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum are often advised that “it’s always best to start at the beginning” moving in a linear and chronological fashion through the game’s formative years and early history. Returning visitors to the museum and more seasoned…
Mariano Rivera Joins HoF-Contender Ballot Mailed Out This Week COOPERSTOWN – The Baseball Hall of Fame’s ballot for next year’s Induction is being mailed this week to the 400 voting members of the Baseball Writers Association of America. It includes pitcher Mariano Rivera among 20 new candidates. Others include pitchers Roy Halladay and Andy Pettitte; infielders Todd Helton, Michael Young, Miguel Tejada and Plácido Polanco; and outfielder Juan Pierre will join 15 holdovers from the 2018 balloting Candidates must be…
Claire Smith Named First Female Spink Award Winner COOPERSTOWN – Claire Smith, the first female to cover a Major League Baseball beat extensively and as an influential voice among African-American writers, was elected the 2017 winner of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, it was announced today. She will be honored with the award presented annually to a sportswriter “for meritorious contributions to baseball writing” during the Hall of Fame’s Induction Weekend July…
JOE TORRE SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS: INDUCTION 2014’S LAST MOB SCENE …
From SUNY Oneonta To ‘The Mick’s’ Right-Hand Man And Baseball Career By TERESA WINCHESTER • allotsego.com COOPERSTOWN – “I cried when Babe Ruth died,” declared Marty Appel, prolific writer on sports-related topics, Emmy Award-winning producer, former Yankee public relations director, riveting raconteur, and SUNY Oneonta graduate. “I was 9 days old,” added the author of the recently published “Pinstripe Empire,” a featured speaker at the Hall of Fame Friday, June 13, as part of the 75th anniversary celebration. He smiles and…
