Image via WikipediaNEW YORK -- The newest member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame will be the 24th shortstop to be enshrined in the red-brick museum nestled on Main Street in downtown Cooperstown, N.Y.
Barry Larkin joined the Class of 2012 on Monday as the sole electee this year by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
The 12-time National League All-Star shortstop and three-time Gold Glove Award winner, who played his entire 19-year career for his hometown Cincinnati Reds, garnered 86.4 percent of the vote. Last year, Larkin finished third behind inductees Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven when his name appeared on 62.1 percent of the ballots cast. It was Larkin's third year on the ballot. CONTINUE....
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