Hall of Fame class of 2024

 With what has to be the most impressive class of talent since 1936, the Hall of Fame welcomes 8 players this year.

Over 19 seasons, Jake Cisco had 3001 hits, 549 home runs, and drove in 1801 runs. A left-handed swinger and right fielder, Jake rarely swung at a bad pitch. He had 6 seasons with more than 100 walks. In 2000 and 2001, he led the Florida Penguins to back to back world series appearances. In 2004, he won the triple crown with a .348 average, 42 homers, and 136 RBI. Jake played for the Florida Penguins, Hawaii Hounddogs, Baltimore Colts, and Mars Eyebiters.

Mighty Joe Young was born in the mountains of central Africa and raised by a human primatologist, Jill Young. As an infant gorilla, he discovered his love of baseball through his friend Bernie Carbo, and spent time in the dugout of the 1975 Boston Red Sox, learning how to catch from Carlton Fisk. This part of the story is mentioned in a book by Luis Tiant, Son of Havana. Joe Young was drafted first overall by the Las Vegas Gamblers. He hit .315 with 35 homeruns as a rookie and only got better from there. After 5 years he was traded to Baltimore, where he moved to first base. In 2009 he hit .351 with 55 homers and 153 RBI, good for a triple crown. Baltimore would win up to 106 games with Joe, but could never advance far in the playoffs. In 2011, Joe took his talents to South Beach in pursuit of a ring after manager RJ Duke guaranteed a championship and vowed to retire if he could not deliver. Joe hit .365 in his first season with the Stars, and they did indeed win the championship. Joe finished his career with 710 homers, 2101 RBI, a .322 average, and a .601 slugging percentage, the highest in league history. He was a 7 time MVP. In 2014, he won his second triple crown with a .351 average, 37 homers, and 120 RBI.

When it came to getting on base, Frank Lewis was the greatest ever. He had a .449 OBP over 18 years. Frank hit for average (.313), and drew a ton of walks with 13 seasons over 100 and a career high of 152. In addition, he was willing to take one for the team and was hit by 329 pitches. Frank won 2 MVP awards and was a 3 time world champion with the Utah Utes. After 2 years in Portland and 2 in Hollywood, Frank went to Utah where he played his last 14 seasons with manager Battletrap. Frank hit 434 homers, had 3000 hits, and scored 2016 runs. 

Roger Lewis won 297 games, 5th all-time, and struck out 4561 batters, second on the all-time list. Roger went 21-4 as a rookie, helping his team to a world series appearance. He played all 20 of his seasons with the Portland Decepticons. He was a 3 time 20 game winner. He struck out 300 batters in 2007 and 200 or more in 17 seasons. He was a 4-time Cy Young award winner and a world champion in 2004. In 2013 he threw a no-hitter against the St. Louis Robins. In the 2004 World Series, he shut out Boston in game one, allowing only one hit over 8 innings. He won his second start of that series in game 4, allowing 3 runs and striking out 8 over 7 2/3 innings. Roger swung the bat well for a pitcher, helping his cause with 31 career homers.

Adama Dunn hit 530 homeruns over 14 seasons. He hit 58 and drove in 151 for the 2007 Springfield Isotopes, winning the MVP award. After 6 seasons he joined the Louisville Sluggers. He hit another 55 homers in 2012. In 2014 he was traded late in the year to the Utah Utes, who won the World Series in 5 games over the Denver Rabbits. Dunn did not start in games 3-5 as the DH was not used in Denver, but in game 5 delivered a 2-run pinch hit double in the 6th inning to tie the game. Utah would end up winning the game by one run and clinching the series. After that season, Dunn returned to Louisville for his final 3 seasons. 

Over 17 seasons, all with the New York Cobra, Chad White had 2831 hits, 502 homers, and stole 426 bases. He was a 5 time world champion, rookie of the year in 2002, and MVP in 2009 and 2013. Chad was a 12-time gold glove winner in center field. He had tremendous range and one of the best outfield arms ever. Over his career he was 183 runs above average defensively, second among outfielders only to Peter Rabbitt. 

Paul White, the Big Show, hit 619 homers over 19 years. He played his best seasons with the Philadelphia Grays. In 2005 he hit 47 homers, and 49 in 2007. In 2010 helped the team to their only world championship. White homered in games 1 and 4 of that series. He had 100 or more RBI 7 times and 30 or more homers 13 times.

Yoda Skywalker played his entire career for the Hawaii Hounddogs. He was an all-around player in the mold of a Bobby Grich, Lou Whitaker, or Chase Utley. He had 2107 hits, 258 homers, and 197 stolen bases. He was a 3 time gold glove winner. His best season was 2011 when he hit .315 with 27 homers, 90 RBI, 200 hits, 47 doubles, and 31 steals. Hawaii however could never put the right supporting cast around him and only won 81 games that year.

The following players also received votes and will remain on the next ballot: Jason Baret, Prince Coleman, Gerald White, Rufus Anderson, Jaret Benser, Alex Maldonado, and Kenny Anderson Jr.