Rolen credits his parents, McGriff thanks players at Baseball HOF induction
Scott Rolen and Fred McGriff have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The ceremony was held Sunday in Cooperstown, New York.
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Scott Rolen and Fred McGriff have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The ceremony was held Sunday in Cooperstown, New York.
The Cubs radio voice accepted his award in Cooperstown over the weekend.
Scott Rolen, making it on his sixth try, and Fred McGriff, elected unanimously by the Contemporary Baseball Era Players Committee, will be inducted Sunday into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Rolen goes into Hall as a Cardinal, not a Phillie on his induction plaque
The greatest moment of Scott Rolen’s 17-year career didn’t come during his 2006 World Series run with the St. Louis Cardinals or even during his outstanding first full season in 1997 with the Philadelphia Phillies, which earned him unanimous National League Rookie of the Year honors. For Rolen, one of two players inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, that honor was reserved for an unexpected moment with his parents after he was called up for his first major league game in 1996. “Seeing Mom and Dad walk to their seats from my position at third base was a feel...