The Baseball Hall of Fame announced its 2019 class on Tuesday, and there are four new members. Mariano Rivera, Edgar Martinez, Roy Halladay, and Mike Mussina were all elected by the BBWAA. That’s the best closer of all time, the best DH of all time, and two excellent starting pitchers. Rivera in particular made history by being the first-ever unanimous pick. Congrats to all of them!
There were already two other players on their way to Cooperstown this summer, though. The Eras Committee (aka the Veterans Committee) made two selections of their own in December: relief pitcher Lee Smith, and designated hitter Harold Baines.