Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was voted into the Hall of Fame on Tuesday in his first appearance on the ballot. Michael Dwyer/AP hide caption
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Hall of Fame pitcher Don Sutton died Monday night in his sleep at 75. Sutton played most of his 23-year Major League playing career with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Andrew Snook/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty hide caption
Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver, pictured in July, was the galvanizing leader of the 'Miracle Mets' 1969 championship team. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption
Former New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera poses with his Monument Park plaque in 2016, at Yankee Stadium in New York. Rich Schultz/AP hide caption
Willie McCovey stretches for a throw during the 1962 World Series between the San Francisco Giants and New York Yankees. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images hide caption
Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones tips his helmet to the crowd during his last at-bat in October 2012 in Atlanta. Jones played 19 seasons — all with the Braves — hitting 468 home runs. He's the only switch-hitter in major league history to have a .300 batting average for his career. John Bazemore/AP hide caption
Then-Sen. Jim Bunning, a Hall of Fame pitcher, delivers a pitch prior to a game in Arlington, Tex., in 2003. Bunning died Friday at age 85. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images hide caption
Ken Griffey Jr. (left) hugs his father, Ken Griffey, in 2014, after Griffey Jr. joined him in the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame. Now Griffey Jr. has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Al Behrman/AP hide caption
Pete Rose appears at an autograph signing event last month in Las Vegas. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred rejected Rose's plea for reinstatement, citing Rose's continued gambling and evidence that he bet on games when he was playing for the Cincinnati Reds. Without reinstatement, Rose can't be elected to the Hall of Fame. John Locher/AP hide caption
Rose Is Banned From Baseball, But What About Accused Steroid Users?
Former Cincinnati Reds player and manager Pete Rose has been banned from the game since 1989. But he could be reinstated. Gary Landers/AP hide caption
Craig Biggio (from left), Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson and John Smoltz, the four members of the 2015 class of the Baseball Hall of Fame. AP hide caption
Former St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is introduced before Game One of the World Series in 2011. La Russa will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption
'No Easy Answer': Ex-Baseball Manager La Russa On Legacy, Steroids
At the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., a young fan reads about the game's greats. Jim McIsaac/Getty Images hide caption
Hall Of Fame Managers: The Atlanta Braves' Bobby Cox (from left), the St. Louis Cardinals' Tony La Russa, and the New York Yankees' Joe Torre. AP hide caption
Barry Bonds rounding the bases after hitting his 734th home run in 2006. Allen Fredrickson/Reuters /Landov hide caption