For the first time in more than a decade, Orioles fans will have a reason to care about the Hall of Fame ceremony this coming summer. Mike Mussina, the greatest O’s pitcher of the last 30 years, was finally elected to the Hall of Fame in his sixth year on the ballot. Mussina will join a class of BBWAA electees that includes longtime Mariners DH Edgar Martinez, legendary closer Mariano Rivera, and the late Roy Halladay.
Martinez was elected in his tenth and final year on the BBWAA ballot, while Rivera and Halladay each were elected in their first go-round.