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Arizona Diamondbacks have announced that Randy Johnson and Luis Gonzalez will be charter members of their franchise Hall of Fame.
An expansion team in 1998, the Diamondbacks shocked the world of sports when they defeated the powerful New York Yankees. Johnson was the co-World Series MVP (along with Curt Schilling) and Gonzalez delivered the Series-winning RBI.
Known as “The Big Unit”, Johnson spent eight seasons with Arizona over two runs (1999-2004 & 2007-08) and won three ERA Titles, five Strikeouts Titles and one Wins Title. He captured the Cy Young in four straight seasons (1999-02) and was a five-time All-Star as a Diamondback. He fanned 2,077 batters with a 118-62 record for the team.
Gonzalez began his MLB career in Houston in 1990 and after stops in Chicago (NL), Houston for a second time and Detroit, he joined the D-Backs in 1999, where he went to his first All-Star Game and led the National League in Hits (206). In addition to his World Series heroics, he added four more All-Stars, had five consecutive 100-RBI plus years (1999-2003), and smacked 224 Home Runs for the team.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Randy Johnson and Luis Gonzalez for earning this impending honor.
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