TONY OLIVA

Steroids-tainted stars Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Rafael Palmeiro are on the eight-man ballot for the Hall of Fame’s contemporary baseball era committee, which meets Dec. 4 in San Diego.

Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was inducted into the Hall of Fame as legions of fans cheered him.

Hall of Fame Inductions Preview Baseball FILE - David Ortiz speaks to reporters during a news conference after his orientation tour of the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Monday, May. The former Boston Red Sox player will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, July 24. Ortiz hit 541 home runs in 20 big league seasons and helped the Boston Red Sox win three World Series championhips. New York has been outscored 6-2 in the first two games of the series and its division lead is down to a half-game over defending World Series champion Atlanta. WORTH WATCHINGThe series finale for this weekend’s Guardians-White Sox series in Chicago features an intriguing matchup of tough right-handers.

David Ortiz will certainly hear loud chants of “Big Papi!”.

Hall of Fame Inductions Preview Baseball FILE - David Ortiz speaks to reporters during a news conference after his orientation tour of the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Monday, May. The former Boston Red Sox player will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, July 24. Ortiz hit 541 home runs in 20 big league seasons and helped the Boston Red Sox win three World Series championhips. WORTH WATCHINGThe series finale for this weekend’s Guardians-White Sox series in Chicago features an intriguing matchup of tough right-handers. The 2020 AL Cy Young Award winner tossed a three-hitter in a 4-1 victory over the White Sox in his last start on July 12.

Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz toured the Baseball Hall of Fame to prepare for his induction this summer and was greeted with chants of “Papi, Papi” by a group of high school baseball players from Pennsylvania when he entered the Plaque Gallery.

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.

Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and David Ortiz appear to be the only players with a chance at Hall of Fame enshrinement when results are unveiled Tuesday, with Ortiz most likely to get in on his first try.

Baseball Hall of Fame: Buck O'Neil, Minnie Minoso among 6 elected to Class of 2022 Buck O'Neil of the Kansas City Monarchs demonstrates his first baseman's stretch during a workout in the 1948 season. (Mark Rucker/Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images)Six iconic players have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Kaat and Oliva, both 83 and former Minnesota Twins players, are the only living members of the group selected by the Golden Days Era and Early Baseball Era committees, the AP reported. From the Early Baseball Era Ballot, Buck O'Neil and Bud Fowler have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. pic.twitter.com/sNl8HNw510 — MLB (@MLB) December 5, 2021From the Golden Era Ballot, Gil Hodges, Jim Kaat, Minnie Miñoso and Tony Oliva have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Buck O’Neil, a champion of Black ballplayers during a monumental, eight-decade career on and off the field, joined Gil Hodges, Minnie Minoso and three others in being elected to the baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday. Former Minnesota Twins teammates Tony Oliva and Jim Kaat also were chosen along with Bud Fowler by a pair of veterans committees. Oliva and Kaat are the only living new members. The 16-member Early Days and Golden Days committees met separately in Orlando, Florida. The six newcomers will be enshrined in Cooperstown, New York, on July 24, 2022, along with any new members elected by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

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.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — (AP) — Gil Hodges, Roger Maris and Minnie Miñoso are among 10 men on the ballot of the Golden Days Era committee for baseball’s Hall of Fame. A separate 16-person early baseball era committee also will meet to consider pre-1950 candidates. Maris, a two-time AL MVP who hit 61 home runs in 1961 to break Babe Ruth’s single-season record, received 43.1% in his final BBWAA ballot appearance in 1988. Miñoso peaked at 20.9% in his second BBWAA ballot appearance in 1986. The Today's Game Committee (1988 to present) will consider candidates in December 2022 and the Modern Baseball Committee (1970-87) will meet in December 2023.