There Will Never Be Another Vladimir Guerrero
The 2018 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee played with an originality that outshone even his incredible statistics.
Baseball revels in numbers, and this year’s Hall of Fame class—elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America and announced Wednesday evening—boasts plenty of impressive ones. Chipper Jones, the Atlanta Braves’ stalwart third baseman and left fielder, hit over .300 from both sides of the plate, tallying 2,726 hits and 468 home runs. Jim Thome, the well-traveled and barn-sized slugger, has more than 600 homers to his credit. Trevor Hoffman, the San Diego Padres’ untouchable closer, has the second-most saves in history, at 601.
