Happy Thursday A’s Fans!
Early last week, the National Baseball Hall of Fame Classic Baseball Era Committee selected two former Athletics to be enshrined in the 2025 class of inductees. Dick Allen and Dave Parker earned election on Sunday in voting from the Classic Baseball Era Committee. The announcement was made at the opening of the Winter Meetings in Dallas.
The classic baseball era committee focuses on players who contributed to the game prior to 1980, including Negro Leagues and pre-Negro Leagues stars. These players did not make the cut when the traditional balloting took place after their careers were over.