After putting together the team that broke the 86-year curse of the Bambino in '04 with the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs' president of baseball operations Theo Epstein has ended an even bigger drought.
Outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. and catcher Mike Piazza make up the 2016 Class for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. "The Kid" received a record 99.3-percent of the vote, being named on all but three ballots by the Baseball Writers' Association of America...
The Boston Red Sox will retire the number of former ace pitcher Pedro Martinez next month.
Martinez's number-45 will be retired July 28th, just two days after the right-hander is enshrined into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown...