CC Sabathia was an ace. You know who screamed this fact loudest? Not me. The sport did. The sport told us what the final numbers didn’t.

Chase Utley and Ian Kinsler had virtually identical careers from a stats and awards perspective, but their Hall of Fame cases ...

The trio of stars, each of whom spent part of their career in New York, will be inducted in Cooperstown on July 27.

There was no doubt about Ichiro and little doubt about CC Sabathia, but one-time Phillies closer Billy Wagner still had to sweat it out in his 10th and final year on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot, ...

Wagner was elected in his 10th and final year on the ballot with 82.5% of the vote. Chase Utley climbed to 39.8% in his second year.

Last year, when Chase Utley made his first appearance on ... Advertisement This year, in deciding to vote for CC Sabathia and not Andy Pettitte, my reasoning is quite different.

Suzuki, the first Japanese-born inductee, will be joined by longtime ace left-hander CC Sabathia and hard-throwing closer Billy ... a gain of almost five percent from last January. Second baseman ...

I voted for only three players (in this order): Ichiro Suzuki, Billy Wagner, CC Sabathia ... Dustin Pedroia, Sabathia and Ichiro) and added two more (Bobby Abreu and Chase Utley).

Laura Albanese (6 selections): Carlos Beltran, Andruw Jones, CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki, Chase Utley, Billy Wagner Erik Boland (10): Bobby Abreu, Carlos Beltran, Felix Hernandez, Andruw Jones ...

My final 2025 ballot: Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner, Alex Rodriguez, Manny Ramirez, Carlos Beltran, Andy Pettitte, Felix Hernandez, Chase Utley and Andruw Jones. I used all 10 available ...

There was no doubt about Ichiro and little doubt about CC Sabathia, but one-time Phillies ... but are trending toward election. So is Chase Utley, one of the biggest risers in the field.