Barry Larkin is the only inductee of the 2012 Hall of Fame class. Larkin spent his entire playing career with the Cincinnati Reds. He was inducted on his third ballot.
Some highlights of Larkin's career are:
A .295 batting average. 2, 340 hits, 379 stolen bases, the 1995 National League MVP, a 12 time All Star, and a nine time Silver Slugger Award winner.
The voting next year for the Hall of Fame will be very interesting because all of the players who are on the ballot played during the steroid era. Some of the names up for election are Craig Biggio, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mike Piazza, Curt Schilling, Sammy Sosa, and David Wells. Players like Mark McGwire and Rafael Palmeiro have not gotten a lot of votes for the Hall of Fame in the past and both players were connected to steroids. I can't wait to see the voting for next year's Hall of Fame.
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