Mariano Rivera 1st unanimous selection to Baseball Hall of Fame
NEW YORK — Mariano Rivera became baseball’s first unanimous Hall of Fame selection, elected Tuesday with Roy Halladay, Edgar Martinez and Mike Mussina. Rivera received all 425 votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced. The quartet will be enshrined in Cooperstown along with Today’s Game Era...
Rivera, Halladay likely to get voted into Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday
NEW YORK — Mariano Rivera figures to make quick work of his Hall of Fame ballot appearance, just as he did of opposing batters, and set yet another record when voting is announced Tuesday: for highest percentage of ballots. No one has ever been a unanimous Hall of Fame selection....
John Wetteland, MVP of the 1996 World Series, arrested on child sex-abuse charge
John Wetteland, a three-time MLB all-star and the 1996 World Series MVP, has been arrested on a child sex-abuse charge in Denton County, Texas, accused of the continuous abuse of a child under the age of 14. According to online jail records, Wetteland posted $25,000 bond and was released on...