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Former MLB Slugger Sheffield on Short List for Sunday’s Hall of Fame Vote

During his 22 MLB seasons, Gary Sheffield clubbed 509 home runs, was selected to nine all-star teams, and won a National League batting title.
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Former MLB Slugger Sheffield on Short List for Sunday’s Hall of Fame Vote
Major League Baseball player Gary Sheffield hits Wiffle ball pitches from former MLB pitcher Greg Maddux during the 2009 Maddux Harmon Celebrity Invitational at the Spanish Trail Golf and Country Club in Las Vegas, Nev., on Oct. 26, 2009. Ethan Miller/Getty Images
Donald Laible
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This coming Sunday could be life-changing for Gary Sheffield.

MLB’s Winter Meetings officially begin on Dec. 7 in Orlando, Florida. Sunday’s announcement by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum on whether there will be any new members coming to Cooperstown, New York, in 2026 is the weekend’s top story.

Donald Laible
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Don has covered pro baseball for several decades, beginning in the minor leagues as a radio broadcaster in the NY Mets organization. His Ice Chips & Diamond Dust blog ran from 2012-2020 at uticaod.com. His baseball passion surrounds anything concerning the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and writing features on the players and staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don currently resides in southwest Florida.