Topic: Jeff Bagwell

Eddie Kasko -- a former Major League Baseball All-Star infielder, manager and executive -- has died at the age of 88, his former team said.

Former Houston Astros star outfielder Jimmy "The Toy Cannon" Wynn, who played for five Major League Baseball teams over 15 seasons, has died at the age of 78.

Third baseman Chipper Jones and designated hitter Jim Thome are among the 19 newcomers on the 2018 Hall of Fame ballot, the Baseball Writers' Association of America announced.

Two weeks after helping the Houston Astros to their first World Series title, second baseman Jose Altuve was named American League MVP.

Aaron Judge set a rookie record for homers, and the New York Yankees right-fielder could win a pair of awards next week.

Tim Raines spent the maximum 10 years on the Hall of Fame of America ballot before gaining enshrinement.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Nobody knows what Tim Raines will be feeling on Sunday afternoon more than his best friend in baseball, Andre Dawson. And Dawson knows there's nothing he can say to Raines to properly prepare him for the task of delivering a Hall of Fame acceptance speech that will serve as the culmination of his career in baseball.

There will be plenty of reminders, even some imperfect ones, of baseball's ability to connect different eras on Sunday afternoon, when a quintet of men -- former players Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez and executives John Schuerholz and Bud Selig -- will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in front of tens of thousands of fans at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, N.Y.

Tim Beckham hit a go-ahead two-run homer, and singled and scored later to help Tampa Bay to a 5-1 victory over the Tigers at Tropicana Field.

CLEVELAND -- Alex Avila hit a two-run home run and Matthew Boyd pitched six strong innings as the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 4-1 on Sunday at Progressive Field.