COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Fred McGriff couldn’t stop beaming as he reflected on his Braves days. Every sentence seemed to bring out that larger-than-life smile. “But just the quality of people ...

Former Braves slugger Fred McGriff was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Contemporary Era committee on Sunday evening. He was a unanimous selection by the 16-person committee.

ATLANTA — Fred McGriff will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, three days after the 30th anniversary of one of the most memorable and bizarre dates in Braves history ...

1971: Braves outfielder Rico Carty announces that he has suffered permanent damage to his right eye after an altercation with three police officers in Atlanta. 1996: Fred McGriff turns in a huge ...

1994: Atlanta 1B Fred McGriff hits a home run in the Braves’ 16 - 6 win over Cincinnati, making him only the 9th major leaguer in history to hit 30 or more homers in seven consecutive seasons.

Fred McGriff #29 of the Atlanta Braves bats against the Montreal Expos during an Major League Baseball game circa 1994 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. McGriff played for the ...

ATLANTA - Atlanta Braves fans have another reason to go wild after news broke that Fred ‘The Crime Dog’ McGriff was not only elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, but it was also a ...

Atlanta Braves Triple-A team celebrates Fred McGriff’s HoF induction perfectly It was so stupid for McGriff not to be inducted into Cooperstown when he was on the ballot initially. He almost had ...

Atlanta Braves 2023 promo items Here are some more of the promotional items on the Atlanta Braves 2023 schedule. (Atlanta Braves) February 28, 2023 at 11:31 am EST ...

McGriff, nicknamed "Crime Dog," was a 5-time All-Star and 3-time Silver Slugger winner who won the 1995 World Series with the Atlanta Braves. To stream 11Alive on your phone, you need the 11Alive app.

"Fred McGriff heads into Hall of Fame almost 30 years to the day after slugger ‘lit a fire’ under #Braves on an unforgettable night in Atlanta, when Crime Dog arrived to steer their surge in ...

Fred McGriff was a five-time All-Star, three-time Silver Slugger and won a World Series with the Atlanta Braves in 1995. In July, he’ll be able to call himself a Hall of Famer.