It has finally happened for White Sox legend Harold Baines. He has finally been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. The news was announced on Sunday as Baines was elected via the Today’s Game Era ballot.
Baines played 22 seasons in MLB with 14 of those seasons with the White Sox over three separate stints with the team. Over his career, Baines had a lifetime slash line of .289/.356/.465 with 2,866 hits, 384 home runs and an OPS of .820. Baines wasn’t elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America after being on the ballot for five years.