Rejoice baseball fans, Tim Raines is finally on his way to Cooperstown. In his final year of eligibility, the speedy outfielder won over the voters and ended one of the most lengthy Hall of Fame debates in recent baseball memory.
Raines will mainly be remembered for his time with the Montreal Expos, where he made National League base paths his own personal playground. However, he won the only two championships of his career as a veteran with the Yanks, and is fondly remembered as a reliable role player during the resurrection of the franchise.
From his arrival in 1996 to his departure after the Yankees’ historic 1998 season, Raines batted .