Alabama
Meet the Alabama members of the Baseball Hall of Fame

The Nationwide Baseball Corridor of Fame and Museum will induct its Class of 2022 on Sunday, including seven gamers to the baseball shrine’s roster.
Becoming a member of the Corridor of Fame will probably be David Ortiz, elected by the Baseball Writers’ Affiliation of America; Gil Hodges, Jim Kaat, Minnie Minoso and Tony Oliva, chosen by the Golden Days Period Committee; and Bud Fowler and Buck O’Neil, chosen by the Early Baseball Period Committee.
The Class of 2022 induction ceremony begins at 12:30 p.m. CDT Sunday. MLB Community will televise the occasion.
Ortiz was the one participant to obtain 75 p.c of the votes among the many 30 on the BBWAA’s Class of 2022 poll. The poll included former Glenwood College, Chattahoochee Valley and Auburn standout Tim Hudson and St. Paul’s Episcopal College standout Jake Peavy.
Whereas Hudson and Peavy didn’t make it this time round, the Baseball Corridor of Fame does have gamers with Alabama roots – stars who transitioned to skilled baseball from state sandlots, industrial leagues, excessive faculties and schools, relying on the period, and three others who’re natives of Alabama however launched their careers from different states.
Hank Aaron attends the induction ceremony on July 28, 2013, on the Nationwide Baseball Corridor of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y.(AP Picture/Mike Groll)
The Baseball Corridor of Fame gamers with Alabama roots (introduced so as of induction) embody:
Heinie Manush, left fielder, Detroit Tigers 1923-27, St. Louis Browns 1928-30, Washington Senators 1930-35, Boston Crimson Sox 1936, Los Angeles Dodgers 1937-38, Pittsburgh Pirates 1938-39
Tuscumbia native: Manush was inducted into the Baseball Corridor of Fame in 1964 after being chosen for enshrinement by the Veterans Committee. A profession .330 hitter, he led the American League with a .378 batting common in 1926 and 4 occasions completed within the high 5 of the MVP voting.
Satchel Paige, pitcher, Birmingham Black Barons 1927-30, Cleveland Cubs 1931, Pittsburgh Crawfords 1933-34, 1936, New York Black Yankees 1941, Kansas Metropolis Monarchs 1942-43, 1944-47, Memphis Crimson Sox 1943, Cleveland Indians 1948-49, St. Louis Browns 1951-53, Kansas Metropolis Athletics 1965
Cellular native: Paige was inducted into the Baseball Corridor of Fame in 1971 after being chosen for enshrinement by the Negro League Committee, turning into the primary participant to enter the Corridor in that approach. A legend in segregated baseball, Paige was 42 years outdated when he reached the American League, but nonetheless represented the St. Louis Browns on the All-Star video games in 1952 and 1953.
Early Wynn, pitcher, Washington Senators 1939, 1941-44, 1946-48, Cleveland Indians 1949-1957, 1963, Chicago White Sox 1958-62
Hartford native, Geneva County Excessive College: Wynn was inducted into the Baseball Corridor of Fame in 1972 in his fourth yr of eligibility. The nine-time All-Star and 300-game winner acquired the Cy Younger and Sporting Information MLB Participant of the 12 months awards in 1959.
Joe Sewell, shortstop, Cleveland Indians 1920-30, New York Yankees 1931-33
Titus native, Wetumpka Excessive College, Alabama: The previous College of Alabama participant and coach was inducted into the Baseball Corridor of Fame in 1977 after being chosen for enshrinement by the Veterans Committee. A .312 profession hitter, Sewell is the toughest participant to strike out in baseball historical past, as soon as going 115 consecutive video games with out placing out.
Willie Mays, heart fielder, Birmingham Black Barons 1948, New York/San Francisco Giants 1951-52, 1954-1972, New York Mets 1972-73
Westfield native, Fairfield Industrial Excessive College: Mays was inducted into the Baseball Corridor of Fame in 1979 in his first yr of eligibility. The middle fielder was named on 94.7 p.c of the ballots, which was the best because the inaugural Corridor of Fame election in 1936, when Ty Cobb drew 98.2 p.c, Honus Wagner garnered 95.1 p.c and Babe Ruth acquired 95.1 p.c of the attainable votes. A 24-time All-Star, Mays gained 12 Gold Gloves, two MVP Awards and a Rookie of the 12 months Award.
Hank Aaron, proper fielder, Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves 1954-74, Milwaukee Brewers 1975-76
Cellular native, Central Excessive College in Cellular: Inducted into the Baseball Corridor of Fame in 1982 in his first yr of eligibility, the outfielder was named on 97.8 p.c of the Baseball Writers Affiliation of America ballots, the second-best in historical past on the time. The 25-time All-Star is most well-known for breaking Babe Ruth’s profession dwelling run document, however he stays baseball’s all-time chief in runs batted in and whole bases.
Willie McCovey, first baseman, San Francisco Giants 1959-1973, 1977-80, San Diego Padres 1974-76, Oakland Athletics 1976
Cellular native, Central Excessive College in Cellular: McCovey was inducted into the Baseball Corridor of Fame in 1986 in his first yr of eligibility. A six-time All-Star and the NL MVP in 1969, “Stretch” ranked seventh in baseball historical past in dwelling runs when he retired.
Billy Williams, left fielder, Chicago Cubs 1959-1974, Oakland Athletics 1975-76
Whistler native, Cellular County Coaching College: Williams was inducted into the Baseball Corridor of Fame in 1987 in his sixth yr of eligibility. The six-time All-Star was the Nationwide League Rookie of the 12 months in 1961 and The Sporting Information MLB Participant of the 12 months in 1972.
Mule Suttles, first baseman, Birmingham Black Barons 1924-25, St. Louis Stars 1926-29, 1930-31, Chicago American Giants 1929, 1933-35, Detroit Wolves 1932, Washington Pilots 1932, Newark Eagles 1936-1940, 1942-44, New York Black Yankees 1941
Blocton native: Suttles was inducted into the Baseball Corridor of Fame in 2006 after being chosen for enshrinement by the Negro League Committee. Suttles performed his final Negro Nationwide League recreation in 1944, three years earlier than Jackie Robinson grew to become the primary African-American participant within the Nationwide or American League within the twentieth century.
Frank Thomas, first baseman, Chicago White Sox 1990-2005, Oakland Athletics 2006, 2008, Toronto Blue Jays 2007-08
Auburn: Thomas was inducted into the Baseball Corridor of Fame in 2014 in his first yr of eligibility. The Columbus, Georgia, native was the American League MVP in 1993 and 1994 — the primary two of his six consecutive All-Star choices — and hit 521 dwelling runs, the identical quantity as Willie McCovey.
The opposite Baseball Corridor of Fame members born in Alabama embody:
Monte Irvin, left fielder, Newark Eagles 1938-43, 1945-48, New York Giants 1949-55, Chicago Cubs 1956
Haleburg native: Irvin was inducted into the Baseball Corridor of Fame in 1973 after being chosen for enshrinement by the Negro League Committee. Irvin, who performed highschool baseball in New Jersey, was 30 years outdated when he reached the Nationwide League however nonetheless led the circuit in RBIs in 1951 simply as he had the Negro Nationwide League 10 years earlier than.
Don Sutton, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers 1966-1980, 1988, Houston Astros 1981-82, Milwaukee Brewers 1982-84, Oakland Athletics 1985, California Angels 1985-87
Clio native: Sutton was inducted into the Baseball Corridor of Fame in 1998 in his fifth yr of eligibility. Sutton performed highschool baseball in Pensacola earlier than his 23-season MLB profession, throughout which he gained 324 video games and struck out 3,574 batters. Solely Cy Younger and Nolan Ryan began extra video games on the mound than Sutton.
Ozzie Smith, shortstop, San Diego Padres 1978-81, St. Louis Cardinals 1982-96
Cellular native: Smith was inducted into the Baseball Corridor of Fame in 2002 in his first yr of eligibility. Smith performed highschool and school baseball in California earlier than turning into a 15-time MLB All-Star and incomes 13 Gold Gloves for fielding excellence.
Mark Inabinett is a sports activities reporter for Alabama Media Group. Comply with him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.

Alabama
Alabama’s ‘back the blue’ police bill passes in final hour of legislative session
Democratic Alabama state Senators Rodger Smitherman, D-Birmingham; and Bobby Singleton, D-Greensboro, on the Senate floor during the final day of the 2025 spring session on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, inside the Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala.John Sharp
A bill to expand Alabama law on legal immunity for police officers passed in the final half-hour of the annual legislative session on Wednesday night.
HB202 by Rep. Rex Reynolds, a former Huntsville police chief, is a priority for Gov. Kay Ivey and Republican leaders in the House of Representatives.
The bill would rewrite Alabama’s law on police immunity from criminal prosecutions and from civil lawsuits.
Lawmakers have hashed out the bill in public hearings and when the House passed the bill after a three-hour debate in March. It has undergone changes.
But Republicans and Democrats remained on opposite sides.
On Wednesday night, the Republican majority in the Senate voted to end the debate on the bill shortly after 10 p.m., more than an hour into the discussion.
The Senate passed it by a vote of 25-6. That sent it back to the House.
At about 11:35 p.m., the House passed the bill 73-28.
That sends it to Ivey, who can sign it into law.
Reynolds and other supporters of the legislation say the legal protections are needed at a time when cities are struggling to hire and retain cops because of concerns that they will be accused of wrongdoing for split-second decisions that sometimes involve life and death.
Democrats have opposed the bill saying it will make it harder to hold police accountable.
Sen. Lance Bell, R-St. Clair County, handled the bill Wednesday night on the Senate floor.
Bell introduced a new version of the bill Wednesday night.
Bell, an attorney and former deputy sheriff, said the bill would clarify the law on immunity and would reduce frivolous lawsuits.
Bell said it would not protect police who act outside the scope of their jobs.
“To me this is about protecting them while they’re protecting us,” Bell said.
Alabama State Sen. Lance Bell, R-Pell City, speaks on the Alabama Senate floor during the final day of the 2025 legislative session on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in the Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala.John Sharp
Sen. Rodger Smitherman, D-Birmingham, repeated assertions he made in committee, calling the bill “a license to kill Black people.”
Smitherman is an attorney who taught constitutional law for 25 years.
Smitherman said Black people are at risk of bad decisions by police who are scared or actions by cops who are racist.
“We as a people don’t get the benefit of the doubt at all,” Smitherman said.
Turning to his Black Senate colleagues to help make his point, Smitherman urged them to be cautious driving home after the Senate adjourns.
“Be careful, because you’re going to be DWB. Driving while Black,“ Smitherman said.
Smitherman repeated a story he has told before on the Senate floor, describing when he was stopped by a police officer in Montgomery even though he was driving below the speed limit.
The senator said the officer approached his car with his hand on his gun and gave him conflicting instructions, telling him to hold out his hands while also asking him to pull out his driver license.
Smitherman said the story was an example of how Black people can be at risk if they are not cautious during their encounters with police.
Alabama State Sen. Rodger Smitherman, D-Birmingham, speaks on the floor of the Senate during the final day of the spring 2025 legislative session on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at the Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala.John Sharp
Sen. Robert Stewart, D-Selma, questioned the need for the bill and said it would erode public trust.
Stewart brought up the scandal in the Hanceville Police Department.
A grand jury indicted a former police chief and several officers and said the department should be abolished because of a “culture of corruption.”
Stewart said he supports police.
“But to have power unchecked, that is unacceptable in a democracy,” Stewart said.
Alabama State Sen. Merika Coleman, D-Birmingham, speaks on the floor of the Alabama State Senate on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at the Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala.John Sharp
Democratic Sens. Kirk Hatcher of Montgomery and Merika Coleman of Pleasant Grover also spoke in opposition to the bill.
Alabama
Alabama workers slapped in the face with expiration of overtime pay tax cut: op-ed
This is a guest opinion column
Last year, when Alabama House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels led the bipartisan passage of the state tax exemption on overtime pay (the first of its kind in the nation), Alabama workers were ecstatic because it provided a meaningful way for them to combat the skyrocketing cost of living. They could immediately see the increase in their take-home pay– pay they earned by going above and beyond. Overtime pay that helped them offset rising grocery, utility, and rent bills. Maybe, even a little extra to put aside for the holidays.
But, with little warning, Republicans just slapped them in the face. Hard.
After voting unanimously last year to support the historic tax cut, including effusive praise from Governor Ivey and Republican leadership, they suddenly changed their minds this year and are now forcing the tax cut to expire in June.
Slap! How’s that feel?
You see, Republicans claimed without evidence that the tax cut was just too expensive, so instead of providing real relief to struggling Alabama workers and their families, they cravenly shaved another whole penny off the state’s regressive grocery tax. Talk about adding insult to injury at a time when eggs cost six dollars a dozen and ground beef is hitting historic highs— yeah, thanks a bunch guys for taking that one tiny penny off which will only save us one dollar for every hundred dollars we spend at the grocery store!
On top of that, they just increased the funding for the CHOOSE Act from $100 million to $180 million, which does nothing but divert even more public education money to for-profit private schools– schools with scant accountability that can raise their tuition at any time to increase their ever-growing profits.
Slapped again! And now we’re being told we should be grateful for that one bright, shiny penny and for helping rich kids continue their exclusive private education at “The Elite Academy for the Wealthy and Privileged!”
The irony here is overwhelming, especially as Republicans like Tommy Tuberville, have publicly stated that overtime pay should be exempt from federal taxes, as well. Like a broken clock that’s only right twice a day, Tuberville actually stumbled on a legitimate point here, because even he understands how more money in a worker’s paycheck goes right back into the local economy and still gets taxed.
The point is that Alabama workers need real relief in this time of historic economic uncertainty and fear. They don’t need to be slapped with what amounts to be the biggest tax increase on workers in Alabama history which will amount to over $300 million taken from their checks each year.
Not now, when Trump is telling us we can only buy two dolls and five pencils for Christmas because they’ll be more expensive— if we can even find them on the soon-to be empty shelves. Not now, when Alabama Republicans insist on using our public General Fund dollars to help finance billion dollar prisons that will be overcrowded and chock full of human rights abuses as soon as they are built. Not now, when we know that our state’s ETF budget is being played like three-card Monty at a carnival by some top Republican leaders and budget chairs to obscure how they are financing their own pet pork projects.
And it’s not just workers getting slapped around, it’s also employers and businesses that benefitted from the state tax exemption on overtime pay. That’s because it’s helped them keep trained, qualified workers on the production and service lines at a time when Alabama is facing labor shortages and low workforce participation rates.
Alabama Republicans made a serious mistake when they decided to slap Alabama workers with a big tax increase that they will immediately see in their smaller paychecks. On July 1st, that slap is really going to sting and Alabama workers aren’t just going to take that sitting down or let that slap go unanswered.
Alabama overtime workers need relief and we should be thankful for their extra effort, not penalizing them. Republicans better take heed and be careful when elections come in November, because they might just get slapped back hard– slapped right out of office and into reality.
State Rep. Mary Moore, D-Birmingham, has served in the Alabama House of Representatives since 2002.
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