What met was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016?
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What met was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016?
Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday, Jan. 6, becoming members 311 and 312 of the Cooperstown shrine. Griffey and Piazza will be inducted on July 24 in Cooperstown as the Class of 2016 as part of the July 22-25 Hall of Fame Weekend.
Who is on the baseball HOF ballot?
The Class of 2020, featuring Derek Jeter, Marvin Miller, Ted Simmons and Larry Walker, was inducted on Sept. 8, 2021, in Cooperstown, after the 2020 Induction Ceremony was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
How many Baseball Hall of Fame ballots are there?
397 members
Below is a list of the 397 members of the BBWAA who cast ballots in the 2020 Hall of Fame election.
How many votes did Nolan Ryan get for Hall of Fame?
491
The Top 10 Highest Voting Percentages In Baseball’s Hall Of Fame
| PLAYER | INDUCTED | VOTES |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Nolan Ryan | 1999 | 491 |
| 2. Tom Seaver | 1992 | 425 |
| 3. Cal Ripken | 2007 | 537 |
| 4. George Brett | 1999 | 488 |
Was Mike Piazza better as a Dodger or Met?
One is that Piazza will be enshrined in Cooperstown wearing a Mets cap. This was not a surprise, as it was Piazza’s clear choice, the team for whom he played in his only World Series, with Piazza playing 246 more games as a Met than as a Dodger, with 43 more home runs with New York than LA.
Why does Piazza hate the Dodgers?
Piazza has said he believes the Dodgers shipped him off to the Marlins rather than to pay him fair market value when he was set to become a free agent. Instead, the Mets showed him the money, forking over a seven-year, $91-million deal.
Who did Dodgers trade Piazza for?
Even more than 23 years later, the trade is still fresh in Duffy’s mind, so much so that he rattled off nearly the entire trade — Piazza and Todd Zeile to Florida for Gary Sheffield, Charles Johnson, Jim Eisenrich and Manny Barrios — without being prompted.
Was Barry Sanders a first ballot Hall of Famer?
Players who are selected into the Hall of Fame in their first eligible year are generally regarded as the “no-brainers” and many are among the all-time greats….First Ballot Pro Football Hall of Famers.
| Player | Barry Sanders |
|---|---|
| Year Enshrined | 2004 |
| Position | RB |
| Legends Score | 76 |
Why did the Dodgers let Piazza go?
But Piazza was unhappy with the way contract negotiations were going, and ownership saw a chance to get whatever they could before free agency. That’s about the nicest way you can say it. So instead of keeping their perennial All-Star backstop, the Dodgers instead sent Piazza and Todd Zeile to the Marlins.
