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Baseball Hall of Fame induction set for full capacity

Jun. 21, 2021 04:09 PM EDT
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — The Baseball Hall of Fame’s induction ceremony is returning to its standard seating format, opening the door for another big crowd. ...

FILE - Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter is shown before the start of a baseball game between the Marlins and the Philadelphia Phillies in Miami, in this Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, file photo. The attendance-challenged Marlins plan to have fans at home games, although crowds will initially be limited to about 25% of capacity. That would mean up to around 9,300 spectators at the 37,446-seat ballpark. “We look forward to having the opportunity to have fans come back to our ballpark,” CEO Derek Jeter said Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Marlins will allow fans, with capacity at about 25 percent

By Steven Wine Feb. 15, 2021 03:29 PM EST

Baseball Hall cancels traditional ceremony, moves indoors

Feb. 12, 2021 12:20 PM EST
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Baseball's Hall of Fame has canceled its traditional outdoor induction ceremony for the second straight summer because of the pandemic...

FILE - In this May 28, 1996, file photo, Boston Red Sox's Roger Clemens releases a pitch against the Oakland Athletics during a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Coliseum. The Hall of Fame won’t have any new players in the class of 2021 after voters decided no one had the merits — on-the-field or off — for enshrinement in Cooperstown on this year's ballot. Curt Schilling, Barry Bonds and Clemens were the closest in voting by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America released Tuesday, and the trio will have one more chance at election next year. It's the first time the BBWAA didn't choose anyone since 2013. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
Baseball Hall gets no new members; Schilling 16 votes shy

By Jake Seiner Jan. 26, 2021 06:26 PM EST

FILE - Dick Kaegel, editor of the Sporting News, is shown during a press conference in St. Louis, in this Jan. 25, 1982, file photo. Kaegel, who covered the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals and edited The Sporting News during a career of more than 53 years, has won the Hall of Fame’s J.G. Taylor Spink Award for meritorious contributions to baseball writing. He will be honored during induction weekend from July 23-26 in Cooperstown, New York. (AP Photo/Fred Waters)
Dick Kaegel wins Spink Award for baseball writing

Dec. 08, 2020 10:31 AM EST

FILE - This is a 2020 file photo showing Devin Williams of the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team. Williams won the NL Rookie of the Year award on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
Brewers' Williams, Mariners CF Lewis win Rookie of the Year

By Jay Cohen Nov. 09, 2020 06:26 PM EST

Tampa Bay Rays left fielder Randy Arozarena celebrates his MVP award following their victory against the Houston Astros in Game 7 of a baseball American League Championship Series, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, in San Diego. The Rays defeated the Astros 4-2 to win the series 4-3 games. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Arozarena, Rays top Astros 4-2 in Game 7, reach World Series

By Bernie Wilson Oct. 18, 2020 12:31 AM EDT

Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly celebrates with the team in clinching a playoff berth after their win in the 10th inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin)
For Marlins, playoff berth could be start of a new era

By Steven Wine Sep. 28, 2020 01:43 PM EDT

Miami Marlins shortstop Miguel Rojas, right, celebrates after throwing to first for the final out to clinch a playoff berth after the tenth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, in New York. Yankees' Clint Frazier, left, looks back toward first base. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin)
Marlins clinch 1st playoff berth since 2003, beat Yanks 4-3

By Ronald Blum Sep. 25, 2020 10:48 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2020, file photo, Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter talks to the media before the team plays the St. Louis Cardinals in a baseball game in Jupiter, Fla. Jeter blames the team’s coronavirus outbreak on a collective false sense of security that made players lax about social distancing and wearing masks. Infected were 21 members of the team’s traveling party, including at least 18 players. (Charles Trainor Jr./Miami Herald via AP, File)
Baseball Hall of Fame opens Inductees Exhibit

Aug. 12, 2020 04:49 PM EDT

FILE - In this Friday, July 24, 2020, file photo, Miami Marlins' Jesus Aguilar, right, celebrates a win with teammates following a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Philadelphia. Marlins CEO Derek Jeter blames the team’s coronavirus outbreak on a collective false sense of security that made players lax about social distancing and wearing masks. Infected were 21 members of the team’s traveling party, including at least 18 players. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola, File)
Marlins' Jeter blames outbreak on 'false sense of security'

By Steven Wine Aug. 03, 2020 05:25 PM EDT

FILE - In this Friday, July 24, 2020, file photo, home plate umpire Tim Timmons, center, explains things to Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly, left, and Philadelphia Phillies manager Joe Girardi, right, with the other umpires looking on prior to a baseball game in Philadelphia. The Miami Marlins’ coronavirus outbreak could endanger the Major League Baseball season, Dr. Anthony Fauci said, as the number of their players testing positive rose to 15. The Marlins received positive test results for four additional players Tuesday, July 123, 2020, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The person declined to be identified because the results had not been publicly released. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola, File)
MLB suspends Marlins' season through weekend amid outbreak

By Steven Wine Jul. 28, 2020 08:24 AM EDT

Miami Marlins' manager Don Mattingly looks out from the dugout during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, July 25, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
At least 2 MLB games postponed amid Marlins' virus outbreak

By Steven Wine Jul. 27, 2020 09:52 AM EDT

Cars along the Massachusetts Turnpike drive past a giant "Black Lives Matter" mural, Wednesday evening, July 22, 2020, outside Fenway Park, at the rear, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Batter Up! Baseball, soundtrack of summer, is back - sort of

By Ben Walker Jul. 23, 2020 01:01 PM EDT

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg delivers against the Baltimore Orioles during an exhibition baseball game Monday, July 20, 2020, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Strasburg gets feel for pitching on the road in a pandemic

By Steven Wine Jul. 21, 2020 12:40 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2019, file photo, Colorado Rockies right fielder Charlie Blackmon waits to enter the batting cage before the team's baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Denver. All-Star outfielder Charlie Blackmon of the Colorado Rockies has become the first Major League Baseball player known to have tested positive for the coronavirus. A person familiar with Blackmon’s situation confirmed the test result to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because there was no official announcement. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Teams not able to disclose who goes on IL due to virus

By Joe Reedy Jun. 30, 2020 05:52 PM EDT

Bud Cauley tees off on the third hole during the first round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Thursday, June 25, 2020, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
The Latest: Morehouse cancels football, cross country

By The Associated Press Jun. 26, 2020 07:30 AM EDT

Update on the latest in sports:

Apr. 30, 2020 03:45 AM EDT
MLB-HALL OF FAME-POSTPONEMENT Baseball Hall pushes back 2020 induction ceremony UNDATED (AP) — Derek Jeter was a first...

FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2020, file photo, former New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, right, and former Colorado Rockies outfielder Larry Walker pose after receiving their Baseball Hall of Fame jerseys during a baseball news conference in New York. Jeter and Walker and the rest of this year’s Baseball Hall of Fame class will have to wait for their big moment at Cooperstown. The Hall of Fame announced Wednesday, April 29, 2020, that it has canceled its July 26 induction ceremony because of the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
Baseball Hall of Fame cancels induction ceremony

By John Kekis Apr. 29, 2020 05:38 PM EDT

Update on the latest sports

Apr. 29, 2020 04:50 PM EDT
MLB-HALL OF FAME-POSTPONEMENT Baseball Hall pushes back 2020 induction ceremony UNDATED (AP) — Derek Jeter was a first...