Tim Raines is finally going to Cooperstown. Raines, who played five seasons for the Chicago White Sox and was first-base coach when they won the 2005 World Series, was in his final year of eligibility. He joins Ivan Rodriguez, Jeff Bagwell, Bud Selig and John Schuerholz as 2017 inductees. The induction will take place on July 30. Raines becomes the 39th former member of the White Sox to be enshrined in Cooperstown.
Raines spent the majority of his 23 MLB seasons with the Montreal Expos. The switch-hitting outfielder was among the game’s best lead-off men.