Carlos Beltran got Tribune columnist Paul Sullivan's check mark.
but couldn’t put a check mark by it, even though his Hall of Fame speech probably would become an instant classic.Helton has steadily risen in the voting in his five years on the ballot and should get in eventually if not this year.
This is my first year voting for Wagner, a borderline call. But closers are not represented fairly in the Hall despite being one of the most important parts of the majority of championship teams, so I joined the pro-Wagner crowd. I’ve rejected PED-tainted candidates but had a hard time comparing Beltran’s cheating to players who altered their bodies through modern medicine.
A fan holds a sign during a spring training game between the Astros and Nationals on Feb. 23, 2020, in West Palm Beach, Fla.to relay stolen signs in a series with the New York Yankees. Commissioner Rob Manfred ruled the Red Sox violated MLB rules by “sending electronic communications from their video replay room to an athletic trainer in the dugout.” Fines were issued and warnings were sent out to all teams.
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