Bill Conlin, Sportswriter Who Quit After Molestation Claims, Dies at 79

Mr. Conlin was honored by Baseball’s Hall of Fame in 2011, the same year a newspaper article detailed several accounts of sexual abuse he was accused of committing.

    



No More Hall of Fame Votes for Dan Le Batard

The Baseball Writers’ Association of America permanently stripped Le Batard of his Hall of Fame vote for handing his ballot to Deadspin as a prank.

    



Writer Gives Away Baseball Hall of Fame Vote to Deadspin

Dan Le Batard, a columnist for The Miami Herald and an ESPN host, agreed to turn his ballot over to the website Deadspin.