Paul Hoynes put it best during Friday’s podcast when reflecting on the juggernaut 1995 Cleveland Indians: “There’s certain teams, in certain cities that the fans gravitate toward and latch onto and ...

A Central Illinois native in the Hall of Fame was the featured speaker at Illinois State baseball’s recent Dugout Club dinner at Hancock Stadium.

The Cleveland Guardians missed out on their chance to add the franchise’s first Hall of Fame inductee since Jim Thome was elected in 2018. Former Cleveland ace CC Sabathia decided to don the New York ...

He displaces 250-pound Jim Thome. (And way heavier than the biggest enshrined pitchers, Roy Halladay and Randy Johnson at 225 pounds). There is Billy Wagner, a righthander who became lefthanded after ...

Former White Sox DH and Peoria native Jim Thome was elected to the Hall of Fame on his first try, getting 89.8% of the vote. He was joined by a healthy class: Chipper Jones, Vladimir Guerrero and ...