The official yearbook of the National Baseball Hall of Fame celebrates the careers of the 2023 Induction Class with in-depth stories on Fred McGriff and Scott Rolen as well as many other articles and profiles. Includes features on Fred McGriff and Scott Rolen, a look at our upcoming Black baseball exhibit, a story on the impact a visit to Cooperstown has made on many throughout the game of baseball, bios on all 340 Hall of Famers and much more. The Yearbook also features articles on the 2023 winners of the Frick Award, Pat Hughes and BBWAA Career Excellence Award, John Lowe.
- Annual tradition of interviews with the newest Hall of Fame electees
- Biographies on each Hall of Famer
- Hall of Fame Yearbook captures the spirit of Cooperstown
- 144 glossy color pages
Fred McGriff played 19 seasons with the Blue Jays, Padres, Braves, Devil Rays, Cubs and Dodgers, earning five All-Star Game selections…McGriff is one of only four players to lead both the American League and National League in home runs, joining Buck Freeman, Sam Crawford and Mark McGwire…A key member of the 1995 World Champion Braves, McGriff batted cleanup for Atlanta in every game he played that year while appearing in a league-high 144 games…The author of 10 30-homer seasons, McGriff was the first player in history to record a 30-homer season for five different franchises (Blue Jays, Padres, Braves, Devil Rays, Cubs and Dodgers)…Finished in Top 10 of his league’s Most Valuable Player Award voting in six straight seasons (1989-94) and garnered MVP votes in eight straight years (1988-95)…Totaled eight seasons with at least 100 RBI…Batted .303 with 10 home runs in 50 career postseason games across 10 seasons…Named Most Valuable Player of 1994 All-Star Game after his pinch-hit, two-run, bottom-of-the-ninth home run sent the game to extra innings, where the National League eventually won.
Scott Rolen played 17 seasons for the Phillies, Cardinals, Blue Jays and Reds, earning eight Gold Glove Awards at third base…A unanimous choice as the 1997 National League Rookie of the Year, Rolen debuted with the Phillies in 1996 but fell one at-bat short of exhausting his Rookie of the Year eligibility when he was hit by a pitch in September, ending his season…He won his first Gold Glove Award in 1998 and a Silver Slugger Award 2002, a year in which he was traded to the Cardinals…With St. Louis, he was named to the NL All-Star team in each of his first four seasons, finishing fourth in the NL Most Valuable Player Award voting in 2004 while helping the Cardinals win the NL pennant…In 2006, Rolen helped the Cardinals to another NL pennant before hitting .421 with five runs scored in the World Series as St. Louis captured the title…Finishing his career with stints with Toronto and Cincinnati, Rolen compiled an .855 OPS, 316 home runs, 118 stolen bases and 517 doubles over 17 seasons…A seven-time All-Star Game selection, Rolen ranks 12th all-time with 2,023 games played at third base…He is one of only four third basemen in history (players who appeared in at least 50 percent of their games at third base) with at least 300 home runs, 100 stolen bases and 500 doubles, along with Adrián Beltré, George Brett and Chipper Jones.
The official yearbook of the National Baseball Hall of Fame celebrates the careers of the 2023 Induction Class with in-depth stories on Fred McGriff and Scott Rolen as well as many other articles and profiles. Includes features on Fred McGriff and Scott Rolen, a look at our upcoming Black baseball exhibit, a story on the impact a visit to Cooperstown has made on many throughout the game of baseball, bios on all 340 Hall of Famers and much more. The Yearbook also features articles on the 2023 winners of the Frick Award, Pat Hughes and BBWAA Career Excellence Award, John Lowe.
- Annual tradition of interviews with the newest Hall of Fame electees
- Biographies on each Hall of Famer
- Hall of Fame Yearbook captures the spirit of Cooperstown
- 144 glossy color pages
Fred McGriff played 19 seasons with the Blue Jays, Padres, Braves, Devil Rays, Cubs and Dodgers, earning five All-Star Game selections…McGriff is one of only four players to lead both the American League and National League in home runs, joining Buck Freeman, Sam Crawford and Mark McGwire…A key member of the 1995 World Champion Braves, McGriff batted cleanup for Atlanta in every game he played that year while appearing in a league-high 144 games…The author of 10 30-homer seasons, McGriff was the first player in history to record a 30-homer season for five different franchises (Blue Jays, Padres, Braves, Devil Rays, Cubs and Dodgers)…Finished in Top 10 of his league’s Most Valuable Player Award voting in six straight seasons (1989-94) and garnered MVP votes in eight straight years (1988-95)…Totaled eight seasons with at least 100 RBI…Batted .303 with 10 home runs in 50 career postseason games across 10 seasons…Named Most Valuable Player of 1994 All-Star Game after his pinch-hit, two-run, bottom-of-the-ninth home run sent the game to extra innings, where the National League eventually won.
Scott Rolen played 17 seasons for the Phillies, Cardinals, Blue Jays and Reds, earning eight Gold Glove Awards at third base…A unanimous choice as the 1997 National League Rookie of the Year, Rolen debuted with the Phillies in 1996 but fell one at-bat short of exhausting his Rookie of the Year eligibility when he was hit by a pitch in September, ending his season…He won his first Gold Glove Award in 1998 and a Silver Slugger Award 2002, a year in which he was traded to the Cardinals…With St. Louis, he was named to the NL All-Star team in each of his first four seasons, finishing fourth in the NL Most Valuable Player Award voting in 2004 while helping the Cardinals win the NL pennant…In 2006, Rolen helped the Cardinals to another NL pennant before hitting .421 with five runs scored in the World Series as St. Louis captured the title…Finishing his career with stints with Toronto and Cincinnati, Rolen compiled an .855 OPS, 316 home runs, 118 stolen bases and 517 doubles over 17 seasons…A seven-time All-Star Game selection, Rolen ranks 12th all-time with 2,023 games played at third base…He is one of only four third basemen in history (players who appeared in at least 50 percent of their games at third base) with at least 300 home runs, 100 stolen bases and 500 doubles, along with Adrián Beltré, George Brett and Chipper Jones.
