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Adriรกn Beltrรฉ, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton on track for Hall of Fame election; Billy Wagner close
Read full article: Adriรกn Beltrรฉ, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton on track for Hall of Fame election; Billy Wagner closeAdriรกn Beltrรฉ, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton appeared on track to gain election to Cooperstown on Tuesday, while Billy Wagner was likely to be right around the needed 75% threshold and Gary Sheffield was projected to fall short.
Adriรกn Beltrรฉ, Joe Mauer and Chase Utley among 12 newcomers on BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot
Read full article: Adriรกn Beltrรฉ, Joe Mauer and Chase Utley among 12 newcomers on BBWAA Hall of Fame ballotAdriรกn Beltrรฉ, Joe Mauer, Chase Utley, David Wright, Josรฉ Bautista and Matt Holliday are among 12 new candidates on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released Monday.
Cardinals win 17th straight, clinch 2nd NL wild card spot
Read full article: Cardinals win 17th straight, clinch 2nd NL wild card spotDylan Carlson, Nolan Arenado and Jose Rondon homered to back Adam Wainwright, and the St. Louis Cardinals extended their winning streak to 17 games and clinched an NL wild card berth with a 6-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.
Arenado's late HR lifts Cards over Brewers in home debut
Read full article: Arenado's late HR lifts Cards over Brewers in home debutNolan Arenado hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning of his home debut with the Cardinals, lifting St. Louis over the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1 as fans returned to Busch Stadium for the first time since 2019.
Baseball Hall gets no new members; Schilling 16 votes shy
Read full article: Baseball Hall gets no new members; Schilling 16 votes shyLike many baseball writers, C. Trent Rosecrans viewed the Hall of Fame vote as a labor of love. Schilling, a right-handed ace who won three World Series titles, finished 16 votes short of the 75% threshold necessary for enshrinement. Schilling, Clemens and Bonds will be joined on next year's ballot by sluggers Alex Rodriguez and David Ortiz. Schilling wrote on Facebook that he would like the veterans committee to review his Hall case. โIโll defer to the veterans committee and men whose opinions actually matter and who are in a position to actually judge a player,โ Schilling wrote.