Ozzie Smith turns 70 today. The backflippin', gold glove winnin', Hall of Fame shortstop from Mobile is 7-0. In a sport where the most athletically skilled defensive players are often shortstops ...

Year-by-year inductees to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame: BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball ... 2003 — BBWAA: Gary Carter, Eddie Murray. 2002 — BBWAA: Ozzie Smith. 2001 — BBWAA: Kirby Puckett, ...

This Hall of Fame season marks the first that I have ... Do you think defense should be more heavily considered (outside of Ozzie Smith, the worst hitter in the Hall)? Yes. As hitter-only types ...

The Baseball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025 could be ... whose defensive prowess promoted their candidacies — from Ozzie Smith and Luis Aparicio to Bill Mazeroski and Red Schoendienst.

Year-by-year inductees to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame: BBWAA ... 2002 — BBWAA: Ozzie Smith. 2001 — BBWAA: Kirby Puckett, Dave Winfield. VC: Bill Mazeroski. NL: Hilton Smith.