Gary Sheffield fell short of being elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday night in his 10th and final year on the Baseball Writers' Association of America ballot. His name appeared on 63.9% of the ballots, below of the 75% threshold.
Already a feared slugger six seasons
The five-time All-Star first baseman saw action with five clubs at the big-league level and had a brief off-season pitstop with the Atlanta Braves organization late in his career.
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Tampa Bay’s Wander Franco recently was placed on baseball’s restricted list and will be on a leave from the team, as the league investigates allegations from media posts that Franco was involved in an.