Premier leadoff man Tim Raines, Astros slugger Jeff Bagwell and strong-armed backstop Ivan Rodriguez have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Results of the balloting of the Baseball Writers' Association of America were revealed on Wednesday. Raines, Bagwell and Pudge, along with Commissioner Emeritus Bud Selig and Braves vice chairman John Schuerholz, will be inducted July 30 in Cooperstown, N.Y.
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At long last it was time for Raines, who got in on his 10th and final year of BBWAA ballot eligibility.