The Major League Baseball Winter Meetings got started tonight and the first major event was the election of Fred McGriff to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. McGriff didn’t get in with the BBWAA writers but all 16 members of the Contemporary Era committee voted in favor of the five-time All-Star tonight. All he needed was 12 votes (75%) to be elected.
In a 19-year big league career, McGriff finished just seven home runs short of 500 and drove in 1550 runs. While in San Diego (1991-93), “The Crime Dog” had a .906 OPS with 84 home runs.