Freddie Freeman was a baseball superstar in Atlanta, where he won an MVP and a World Series ring.  When he was a free agent in 2022, Freeman opted to return to the area where he was raised, and he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Freeman quickly proved his value after joining the talented Dodgers team. In his first two seasons (2022–2023), he reached new heights, posting over 200 hits each year and leading the National League in doubles twice. He demonstrated excellent strike zone control, using a focused "gap-to-gap" approach, and achieved a career-high 211 hits in 2023, the most by a Dodger in more than sixty years. He has become a key fixture in the All-MLB First Team. 

The 2024 season solidified Freeman’s status as a Dodgers legend. During that postseason, despite battling a tough ankle injury, he delivered one of the most heroic runs in World Series history. In Game 1 against the Yankees, he created unforgettable drama by hitting the first-ever walk-off grand slam in Fall Classic history. He then set a major league record for consecutive World Series games with a home run and was eventually named the World Series MVP. This display of resilience was the driving force behind the Dodgers' eighth championship and further established his reputation as a big-game performer.

The 2025 season marked another peak of efficiency for Blue. Freeman continued to be a dominant force in the middle order, batting .295 with 24 home runs and securing his ninth All-Star selection. During this time, he achieved several historic milestones, cementing his status as a perennial MVP candidate and leading a record-setting 97-win team. As he heads into the 2026 season, he is just 30 home runs away from reaching 400 and is nearing 2,500 hits, making his eventual Hall of Fame induction almost guaranteed.

Regular visitors of Notinhalloffame.com know that we are slowly working on the top 50 of every major team in the NHL, NBA, NFL, and MLB.  Once that is done, we will examine how each team honors its past players, coaches, and executives.  As such, it is important to us that the New England Patriots will be inducting Rob Gronkowski into their Hall of Fame.

Gronkowski was chosen via an online vote that pitted him against Adam Vinatieri and Logan Mankins. 

A four-time First Team All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowl selection with the Patriots, Gronkowski played there from 2010 to 2018, where he helped them win two Super Bowls while scoring 79 Touchdowns with 7,861 Yards.  Gronk was already named to the NFL 100th Anniversary Team and is considered a lock to enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2027, his first year on the ballot.

Gronk’s selection makes him the 38th inductee to the Patriots Hall of Fame.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Rob Gronkowski for his impending honor.

Originally acquired from Seattle as a teenager in the Adam Lind trade, the right-hander—affectionately known as "Fastball Freddy” made his MLB debut for the Brewers in 2018.

In his 2018 debut at Coors Field, Peralta reached a summit of immediate impact by striking out 13 batters, the most ever by a Brewer in their first Major League start; however, it was not until the 2021 campaign that he established himself as a potential top pitcher in the game.  That season, he went 10-5 with a 2.81 ERA, earned his first All-Star selection, and held opponents to a staggering .165 batting average.

Peralta demonstrated commendable performance over the subsequent three seasons; however, in 2025, he emerged as a Cy Young Award contender. He functioned as the principal catalyst for a Brewers rotation that achieved a franchise-record 97 wins, concluding the season with a personal best of 17 victories and an impressive 2.70 ERA. Throughout this period, he exhibited comprehensive command of the mound, recording 204 strikeouts and receiving the National League Pitcher of the Month accolade in August following a remarkable streak that included 30 consecutive scoreless innings.

Following his fifth-place finish in the 2025 Cy Young voting and with only one year of team control remaining, the organization finalized a blockbuster trade that sent Peralta to the New York Mets.  In his eight seasons in Milwaukee, Peralta had a 71-45 record, a 3.58 ERA, and 1,195 strikeouts.

Regular visitors of Notinhalloffame.com know that we are slowly working on the top 50 of every major team in the NHL, NBA, NFL, and MLB.  Once that is done, we will examine how each team honors its past players, coaches, and executives.  As such, it is important to us that the Chicago White Sox retire the number 13 of former player and manager Ozzie Guillen.

The event will take place on August 8 during Chicago’s home game against the Cleveland Guardians.

Guillen played shortstop for the Chi-Sox from 1985 to 1997, where he won the 1985 Rookie of the Year award, a Gold Glove (1990), and was a three-time All-Star.  He collected 1,608 hits with a .265 batting average for the club.

In 2004, he took over as Chicago’s manager and held the position until 2011.  Guillen guided the White Sox to a World Series title in 2005, and he finished with an overall record of 678-617.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Ozzie Guillen for his impending honor.