Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Mariano Rivera and family hear that Mo is first player unanimously elected to Baseball Hall of Fame, 1/22/19
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Above, 1/22/19, At link, audio and video of moment Jack O'Connell tells Mo and his family that Mo is first person ever elected unanimously to the Baseball Hall of Fame,via Martino Puccio twitter, via Erik Boland twitter
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1/22/19, "It's Unanimous: Mariano Rivera is a Hall of Famer," NY Times, Tyler Kepner
"Mariano Rivera, the career saves leader whose elegant efficiency helped the Yankees win five World Series, became the first player ever elected unanimously to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
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1/22/19, "It's Unanimous: Mariano Rivera is a Hall of Famer," NY Times, Tyler Kepner
"Mariano Rivera, the career saves leader whose elegant efficiency helped the Yankees win five World Series, became the first player ever elected unanimously to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
Two
other right-handed pitchers, Roy Halladay and Mike Mussina, also were
elected, Halladay on his first try and Mussina on his sixth. Edgar
Martinez, the longtime Seattle Mariners designated hitter, gained entry
in his 10th and final year on the ballot. Halladay, a former ace of the
Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies, died in a plane crash in 2017.
Rivera
was named on all 425 of the ballots cast by members of the Baseball
Writers’ Association of America, eclipsing the previous record
percentage, 99.3, by Ken Griffey Jr. in 2016. Halladay received 85.4
percent of the votes, Martinez 85.4 percent and Mussina — a stalwart for
the Baltimore Orioles and the Yankees — 76.7 percent. Candidates need
75 percent for election.
The players will be inducted to the Hall of Fame on July 21 in Cooperstown, N.Y."...
The players will be inducted to the Hall of Fame on July 21 in Cooperstown, N.Y."...
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