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Hall of Fame Welcomes Oakes
Wednesday, January 1st , 2076
Thousands of fans braved the wind to watch and cheer as baseball's latest legend, Clement Oakes, was inducted into the Pioneers of the Diamond Hall of Fame today. With his 31 home runs, 2981 hits and lifetime .325 batting average, everyone knew the gifted right fielder belonged with the immortals of the game. Still, Oakes remained humble.
"I'm a very lucky person to be born with the skill to play baseball and through baseball I built a name for myself," said Oakes. Now his career as a baseball player is complete. "This seals it," he said. "To get the recognition that every ballplayer seeks -- this is completion for me."
Oakes retired at 39 in 2070. He was inducted as a member of the Glacier Bay Ice Pirates, earning votes from 81.4% of eligible voters. In his epic career he played in 2377 games and finished with 967 RBIs and 1362 runs scored.
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Ball Gets Call From Hall
Wednesday, January 1st , 2076
At his Hall of Fame induction legendary pitcher, Rick Ball reminisced about his baseball career: "My how time flies. It is only a mere moment from your first spring training game to your first oldtimer's game. But it a magnificent journey."
Today Ball was installed into the Pioneers of the Diamond Hall of Fame after his selection by the Baseball Writers Association.
Baseball's newest HOF inductee was one fine hurler. When Ball retired at age 42, he had registered 306 wins and 140 losses, struck out 5159 hitters, pitched in 586 games and compiled a 2.57 ERA.
Among the many people he mentioned in his induction speech was his first manager. "He gave me my first opportunity when he could have kept other people. I was lucky -- he was a Rick Ball fan. You can't get in the Hall of Fame without your first chance."
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Santiago Goes with Orlando's $5,951,400 Offer
Wednesday, January 1st , 2076
The Orlando front office announced the signing of Silas Santiago today as the team's new shortstop. The 31-year-old came to terms with the Rum Runners and will be hauling in $1,983,800 a year over 3 years.
Lifetime Santiago is batting .258 with 816 hits, 51 home runs, 343 runs scored and 307 RBIs.
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