Joe Panik has another accolade to add to his impressive baseball résumé. Over the weekend, the former SF Giants infielder was among 17 people to be elected to the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame.
SF Giants World Series champ inducted into New York State Baseball Hall of Fame
The group ranges from former players, coaches, managers, executives, and even a founder of a simulation baseball game that originated in the 1960’s.
Jim Kaat and the late Gary Carter were some of the notable players to be inducted. Kaat won 283 games in his 25-year career that led him being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.