MILWAUKEE -- His trudge to 600 saves wasn't easy, nor was his path to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. But in both instances, Trevor Hoffman eventually closed.
Hoffman, who amassed 601 saves during an 18-year Major League career that ended with two seasons in Milwaukee, on Wednesday became the sixth former Brewers player elected to the Hall of Fame. He will join Hank Aaron, Rollie Fingers, Paul Molitor, Don Sutton and Robin Yount -- plus former Brewers owner Bud Selig -- when he is enshrined in Cooperstown, N.Y., in July.
"I'm happy he wore a Brewers uniform," said former Brewers general manager Doug Melvin, who signed Hoffman as a free agent ahead of the 2009 season on the heels of Hoffman's 16 years with the Padres.