Class of 2017 Hall of Fame inductees

JEFF BAGWELL

Born May 27, 1968, in Boston. … 6 foot, 195-pound 1B. … batted right, threw right. … played 2,150 games in 15 seasons with Houston Astros. … had 449 home runs, 488 doubles, 202 steals, 1,401 walks, 1,517 runs and 1,529 RBI. … 1991 NL rookie of the year and 1994 NL MVP. … four-time All-Star. … retired in 2005.

TIM RAINES

Born Sept. 16, 1959, in Sanford, Florida. … 5-foot-8, 160-pound OF, switch-hitter, threw right. … played in 2,502 games in 23 seasons for Montreal Expos, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles and Florida Marlins. … finished career with .294 batting average, 2,605 hits, 1,571 runs, 1,330 walks, 170 home runs, 980 RBI and 808 stolen bases, the fifth-highest total for stolen bases in major league history. … seven-time All-Star. … retired in 2002.

IVAN “PUDGE” RODRIGUEZ

Born Nov. 27, 1971, in Manati, Puerto Rico. … 5-foot-9, 205-pound C. … batted right, threw right. … played 2,543 games in 21 seasons with the Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, New York Yankees, Houston Astros and Washington Nationals. … hit .296 with 2,844 hits, 572 doubles, 311 home runs and 1,332 RBI. … won the 1999 AL MVP with Texas, hitting .332 with 116 runs scored, 35 home runs and 25 stolen bases. … selected to 14 All-Star Games. … won a record 13 Gold Glove Awards. … retired in 2011.