Hall Of Fame for Negro League Baseball Players

Bud Fowler, Buck O’Neil, and Minnie Minoso have been elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

The famed Negro League baseball players joined three other candidates — Gil Hodges, Jim Kaat, and Tony Oliva — to be chosen for the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022.

The six players will officially be inducted in Cooperstown, New York, on July 24, 2022.

Fowler, O’Neil, and Miñoso were three of the seven Negro League and pre-Negro League players who were being considered for induction into the Hall of Fame.

This year marked the first time O’Neil, Miñoso, and Fowler were considered for the Hall of Fame due to new rules that recognized the Negro Leagues as a major league. Last December, about 3,400 players’ statistics were added to Major League Baseball’s record books after Major League Baseball announced that it was “correcting a longtime oversight in the game’s history.”

Urban Meyer Fired as Head Coach of Jacksonville Jaguars

Urban Meyer has been fired after less than a year as head coach of the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars, team owner Shad Khan said in a statement.

“After deliberation over many weeks and a thorough analysis of the entirety of Urban’s tenure with our team, I am bitterly disappointed to arrive at the conclusion that an immediate change is imperative for everyone.” Khan said.

“I informed Urban of the change this evening. As I stated in October, regaining our trust and respect was essential. Regrettably, it did not happen.”

Darrell Bevell, the offensive coordinator, will serve as interim coach for the remainder of the season, the owner said.

Meyer’s exit follows a number of controversies that have dogged his tenure in Jacksonville, including a report that former kicker Josh Lambo had accused the head coach of kicking him during a practice in August.

Mets Agree To Record-Smashing 3 Year, $130M Deal With Max Scherzer

The Mets and Max Scherzer agreed to a three-year, $130 million deal.

The contract comes with a record $43.33 million average annual salary and an opt out after the second year, along with a full no-trade clause.

The deal also surpasses the average annual value for any player in MLB history, leaving behind the $36 million per year the Yankees are giving Gerrit Cole, as well as the $85 million over the first two years of Trevor Bauer’s deal he signed with the Dodgers a year ago.

The Mets and new owner Steve Cohen tried to make a big splash with Bauer last offseason, offering the right-hander a three-year, $105 million contract before he ultimately signed with the Dodgers.

Scherzer, 37, had also been linked to the Dodgers and Angels this offseason, but instead became part of the early free-agent frenzy by the Mets.