On Sunday, July 29, The Baseball Hall of Fame welcomed in six new legends, as Vladimir Guerrero, Trevor Hoffman, Chipper Jones, Jack Morris, Jim Thome and Alan Trammell were all inducted in Cooperstown, New York. Tigers greats Alan Trammell and Jack Morris were both were elected by the Modern Era Committee, which votes every two years on players active between 1977-1994. Vladimir Guerrero, Chipper Jones, Trevor Hoffman and Jim Thome were elected in the normal voting this year. The 2018 Hall of Fame class was filled with major stars; Edgar Martinez and Mike Mussina are close to being inducted. Mariano Rivera, Roy Halladay, Andy Pettitte, Roy Oswalt and Todd Helton headline the stars who will be eligible starting in 2019, with Rivera and Halladay the most likely inductees in their first go-round.
Baseball Hall of Fame induction: Chipper, Guerrero, Hoffman, Thome, Trammell, Morris
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