He and Gary Sheffield are the only players ever to hit at least thirty home runs in one season for five different teams, with McGriff accomplishing the feat with Toronto three times, San Diego twice, and Atlanta, Tampa Bay, and the Chicago Cubs once each. [26][27][28] He led MLB in total home runs hit from 1989 to 1994, and hit the third-most ...

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Dec 5, 2022 · Former-Chicago Cub Fred McGriff was announced as a Veterans Committee inductee to the MLB Hall of Fame. Barely 10% of Fred McGriff's career was spent with the …

Dec 3, 2022 · It's a wonder that Fred McGriff is not already in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The lefty-hitting first baseman slugged 493 home runs, racked up 2,490 hits and was a 56.9 fWAR player in...

May 27, 2020 · The Chicago Cubs had to do everything in their power to acquire left-handed slugger Fred McGriff from Tampa Bay in 2001. Even then, it was barely enough. Some fans might forget about that 2001...

Five-time All-Star Fred McGriff reached the 30-homer mark in 10 of his 19 seasons. Fred McGriff was cut from his high school baseball team as a sophomore – and became so determined to improve he rode his bike 20 miles to the gym to train. All …

Dec 5, 2022 · Fred McGriff, who played first base for six teams including the Cubs from 1986-2004 and hit 493 career home runs, was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame by its Contemporary Era Committee Sunday...

Dec 4, 2022 · Fred McGriff has been elected to the Hall of Fame by the 16-member Contemporary Baseball Era committee that featured a very strong Cubs flavor. McGriff, who retired after the 2004 season with 493 home runs, was a unanimous selection and was the only one of eight former players to have received enough votes for induction.

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Jul 23, 2023 · On a stage Sunday with 48 Hall of Famers, including seven who played for the Cubs, McGriff became one after being voted in by the Contemporary Baseball Players Era Committee.