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Best moments from 2018 Baseball Hall of Fame inductees
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Trevor Hoffman comes up five votes shy of Baseball Hall of Fame
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Vladimir Guerrero, Trevor Hoffman lead 2018 Hall of Fame ballot
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2017 Baseball Hall of Fame election results
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Baseball Hall of Fame: Five Reasons Trevor Hoffman Is NOT a Hall
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The Rise of the Accidental Pitcher - WSJ
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Tigertown: Morris, Trammell elected to baseball Hall of Fame
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As he heads into the Hall, a look at Trevor Hoffman's Brewers tenure
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Trevor Hoffman's Hall of Fame case: Examining the closer's career