Monday, Major League Baseball announced that longtime Cincinnati Reds shortstop Barry Larkin would be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame after receiving 86 percent of the vote.
“I’m so phenomenally proud to be a member of the Hall of Fame,” Larkin said on shortly after the announcement. “I’m incredibly, incredibly excited, at a loss for words, actually.”
Larkin fell short of the 75 percent minimum vote last season mustering 62 percent of the ballots.
Larkin spent his entire career with the Reds hitting .295 with 198 home runs, 960 RBIs, 2,340 hits and 379 stolen bases. He was a 12-time All-Star and won three Gold Gloves and helped the Reds win the 1990 World Series against the Oakland A’s.
The former University of Michigan football recruit, Larkin helped usher in a new breed of power hitting shortstops.
Ref: SportingNews, ESPN, USA Today (image)