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Fred McGriff elected into Hall of Fame via Contemporary Baseball Era Players Committee

Chicago Sun-Times | December 5, 2022

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Fred McGriff, who the Contemporary Baseball Era Players Committee elected into the Hall of Fame on Sunday, spent a season and a half withe the Cubs.

SAN DIEGO — The Contemporary Baseball Era Players Committee unanimously elected first baseman Fred McGriff into the Hall of Fame on Sunday.

McGriff, who played for six different teams in his career, spent a season and a half with the Cubs toward the end of his playing days. He posted a .278/.361/.518 slash line with Chicago in 2001 and 2002.

The debate over the Hall of Fame’s character clause loomed large Sunday, when the Contemporary Baseball Era Players Committee considered a ballot of eight former players.

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