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Dec 13, 2025
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What are the current hall of fame voting trends for first basemen?

First-base candidates are not dominant on recent BBWAA ballots: in the 2025 BBWAA vote no player listed as a primary first baseman was elected, and only a few position players who spent significant ti...

Oct 17, 2025
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Freddie Freeman is not yet a lock for the hall of fame. But, his performance in the 2024 World Series certainly didn't hurt his cause.

Freddie Freeman is not automatically a guaranteed Hall of Famer yet, but his historic performance in the 2024 World Series materially strengthened his candidacy and shifted many analysts and peers tow...