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Baseball Hall of Fame: Who's on deck for the Class of 2019?

Former Detroit Tigers shortstop Alan Trammell came to the Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018 to accept a resolution of honor from the state Senate after being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Wochit

A whopping six players will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 29 in Cooperstown, N.Y. (Four were elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; two were selected by the Veterans’ Committee.) So who’s on deck for the Class of 2019, which will be announced next January? Free Press sports writer Ryan Ford takes a look at five possible candidates:

DH Edgar Martinez

The case for: Put simply, he is baseball’s greatest designated hitter.