NEWS
The Golden Days Era veteran committee elected 4 people into the Baseball Hall of Fame: Gil Hodges (12 votes), Jim Kaat (12 votes), Minnie Minoso (14 votes) and Tony Oliva (12 votes). Dick Allen (11 votes) missed elected by 1 vote again.
The Early Baseball Era veteran committee elected 2 new people into the Baseball Hall of Fame: Bud Fowler and Buck O’Neil.
Tim Kurkjian is the winner of the 2022 BBWAA Career Excellence Award.
Jack Graney, the former play by play voice for Cleveland beginning in 1932 after a 14-year big-league career, has been selected as the 2022 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting excellence.
Clint Hurdle is back with the Rockies as a special assistant to the GM. He managed the Rockies from 2002-09 and led them to the World Series in 2007.
Buck Showalter, Joe Espada and Matt Quatraro are the finalists for the Mets managerial job.
TRANSACTIONS
The Brewers signed OF Abraham Almonte to a minor league deal.
The Twins signed RHP Trevor Megill to a minor league deal.
The White Sox signed RHP Yacksel Rios and LHP Brandon Finnegan to minor league deals.
The Yankee signed SS Jose Peraza to a minor league deal.
The Orioles signed C Jacob Nottingham to a minor league deal.
The Reds signed RHP Kyle Dowdy to a minor league deal.
The Nationals signed UT Dee Strange-Gordon and 3B Maikel Franco to minor league deals.
RUMORS
The Marlins had shown interest in DBacks 2B Ketel Marte.
The Red Sox had at least checked in on SS Trevor Story.
The Brewers had previous interest in Yankees 1B Luke Voit.