Before Andrew Painter, there was Cole Hamels. Two decades ago, Hamels arrived in spring training as the Phillies’ Next Big ...

Here's the best chance for a Hall of Famer from this group. The four-time All-Star won the NLCS MVP and World Series MVP in ...

We'll review some of the top options below. Hamels probably presents the best case among the newcomers, but he certainly won't be a first-ballot selection. The four-time All-Star has a World ...

The leading 2025 vote-getters who will return to the 2026 ballot are Carlos Beltran (70.3%), Andruw Jones (66.2%) and Chase Utley (39.8%), along a handful of other holdovers. In addition to Hamels and ...

There will be no such intrigue a year from now. GO DEEPER Ichiro, Sabathia and Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame Left-hander Cole Hamels and outfielder Ryan Braun headline the class eligible ...

The Phillies are trying to win now with a club-record payroll while bridging a gap with one-year deals until their prospects ...

The shortstop was drafted out of high school in 2023 and rose to double A by the end of last season. "I wouldn’t be surprised ...

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The biggest names entering their first years of eligibility are Cole Hamels and Ryan Braun. Those two players are likely the only ones with any sort of realistic shot at making the Hall of Fame.

Longtime left-handed pitcher Cole Hamels has the best career WAR (59) among the players scheduled to debut next year and Ryan Braun (47.1%) was an MVP winner, but neither of them has the ...