baseball hall of fame

Wait... Serial killer John Wayne Gacy has ties to Cooperstown?

The small size of the village makes it all the more spectacular when such large numbers gather to see their favorite stars receive their plaque.

David Ortiz was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first turn on the ballot, while steroid-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were denied entry to Cooperstown in their final year under consideration by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

With 2021 coming to an end, let’s take a look back at the year in local sports.

Buck O’Neil, a champion of Black ballplayers during a monumental, eight-decade career on and off the field, has joined Minnie Miñoso, Gil Hodges and three others in being elected to the baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.

When you think of visiting Cooperstown, what comes to mind? Baseball Hall of Fame, Brewery Ommegang, or the Farmers' Museum. Here's another attraction to add to the list.

Josh Rawitch has plenty to be excited about. Less than two weeks back, on September 8, Rawitch would experience his first Induction Ceremony day on the job in Cooperstown as the incoming eighth president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. This wasn't any ordinary welcoming of meeting department heads and swapping stories around a collection of sliced cake and a well filled punch bowl.

To anyone who has ever put on a Little League uniform, played catch with a parent, or tuned into a transistor radio to their favorite team, then Picturing America's Pastime - Historic Photography from the Baseball Hall of Fame Archives is a must-read...

The President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in nearby Cooperstown has stepped down, effective in mid-May.

Tim Mead is quitting as president of Baseball's Hall of Fame after two years.