The voters have spoken and Mike Mussina will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 21, but there’s one more big decision to make before his plaque gets hung in Cooperstown.
Will he go in representing the Orioles or the New York Yankees … or neither?
It’s not entirely up to him. The decision will be made in consultation with Hall of Fame officials, but Mussina’s preference probably will be honored, since there’s a legitimate case to be made either way.
Mussina spent nine years and a couple of months in the majors with the Orioles and eight seasons with the Yankees, so the difference in service time isn’t particularly compelling.