Throughout their decorated careers, Scott Rolen and Fred McGriff were not certain to be Hall of Famers. But Sunday afternoon, they secured their status as two of the best players in baseball history when they were inducted to the Hall of Fame.
, a group of Hall of Famers, industry executives and longtime media members. He slugged 493 home runs , and most of them came in an era when many of those hitting more have admitted to or are alleged to have used performance-enhancing drugs. McGriff, 59, had at least 30 homers in 10 seasons.
“When your career is validated by former players and executives that saw you play, that’s as good as it gets,” he told the crowd in Cooperstown.McGriff, who played for the Blue Jays, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers, remains universally respected among his contemporaries, a slugger known as much for his friendliness as for his swing.
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