A top five player by fWAR during his career (1989-2005), Walker’s election sparked celebration among the many factions of fans that followed his career, even garnering a celebratory tweet from Justin Trudeau who congratulated Canada’s second Hall of Fame player. And while those in New York are fuming over the fact that Jeter was a single vote shy of being a unanimous Hall of Famer on his first ballot, you can see that those happiest for Walker finally breaking through on his last chance after a decade long trek were those with him the moment he got the call and his family watching the results live.
The significance of Larry Walker’s Hall of Fame election
