Bagwell, Raines, Ivan Rodriguez elected to Hall of Fame
NEW YORK — Bags and Rock and Pudge are heading to Cooperstown.
Former Montreal star Tim Raines along with Jeff Bagwell, and Ivan Rodriguez have been elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame, earning the honour as Trevor Hoffman and another Expos great, Vladimir Guerrero, fell just short.
In his 10th and final year of eligibility, Raines earned 380 votes for 86 per cent. He was just the fifth player elected in his final year of eligibility after Red Ruffing (1967), Joe Medwick (1968), Ralph Kiner (1975) and Jim Rice (2009).
“Last night was probably the worst night I’ve had out of the 10 years,” Raines said. “I knew I was close, but I wasn’t sure.”