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Time of India
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Top 10 oldest living MLB Hall of Famers and their incredible legacies
Top 10 oldest living MLB Hall of Famers and their incredible legacies (Image Credit: Getty Images) Key Highlights The MLB Hall of Fame was started in 1936. Since then, 278 former MLB players have received recognition The oldest living MLB Hall of Famers are a source of inspiration for all with their incredible legacies With their commendable records, such as longest winning streaks, highest number of awards, and other achievements, they set examples for others. MLB started in 1903, giving the best baseball players a platform to display their talent. Records were made and broken as the league progressed, and then the need to start a Hall of Fame to immortalize the performers' achievements arose. The coveted Hall of Fame saw the light of the day in 1936, and five players made the first batch, but none of them are alive. If you are wondering who the oldest MLB players with Hall of Fame recognition are, here is the curated list. 1. Pat Gillick Pat Gillick was born on August 22, 1937, in California. Raised by maternal grandparents after his parents' separation, he liked baseball and football from an early age. On the field, the legendary LHP posted a 45-32 record in 164 minor league games. He became a Hall of Famer in 2011. Though an injury limited his on-field career, his contributions to baseball as the Toronto Blue Jays' World Series-winning leader and other prominent positions in the front office earned him this honor. 2. Juan Marichal Juan Marichal was a Dominican Republican player who stole fans' hearts with his high leg kicks and deceptive pitches. He was the first Dominican Republican player inducted into the Hall of Fame. Marichal represented the league of top players with his 243-142 record. Juan Marichal's AMAZING MLB Hall of Fame Journey! His incredible run at the mound featured 20 consecutive winning streaks. In his playing career, he won 25 or more games thrice. Marichal was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1983. 3. Bill Mazeroski Bill Mazeroski is another noteworthy Hall of Fame inductee and among the oldest MLB players alive. He currently lives in Panama City, Florida. The player had a 17-season run at the MLB. The Pirates star's most talked-about moment was a World Series-winning home run he hit in 1960. Mazeroski is 2001's Baseball Hall of Fame inductee. His commendable achievements include the most double plays in a season. He led a league in double plays eight times, the highest number in the league 4. Luis Aparicio Luis Aparicio made the MLB debut on April 17, 1956. His career spanned 18 years, from 1956 to 1973. He won All-Star 13 times and Gold Glove 9 times. His finesse in stealing bases made him the AL stolen bases leader 9 times. The legendary shortstop had the finest time in his career while playing for the Chicago White Sox. Aparicio's induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984 made him the first Venezuelan player to win this recognition. 5. Sandy Koufax Sandy Koufax, born December 30, 1935, debuted in MLB for the Brooklyn Dodgers on June 24, 1955. He has thrice pulled off a 300-strikeout figure in a single season. He was selected as an All-Star every year in his last six seasons. His legacy of nine strikeouts per nine innings pitched remains untouched to date. The Los Angeles Dodgers retired his jersey number 32 in 1972, when he was inducted into the Hall of Fame. In 2022, on the 50th anniversary of his induction, he was honored with a statue outside Dodger Stadium. 6. Billy Williams Billy Williams played MLB games from 1959 to 1976, mainly as a left fielder for the Chicago Cubs. The legendary player was named NL Rookie of the Year in 1961 and runner-up in NL MVP voting in 1970. Williams's remarkable career's best figures included 392 home runs, among other achievements. He was an All-Star in 1968, 1972, and 1973. The Hall of Fame induction was awarded to him in 1987. A few weeks after the Hall of Fame induction, the Chicago Cubs retired his number 26 in his honor. 7. Reggie Jackson Reggie Jackson , nicknamed Mr. October, was a 14-time AL All-Star. Jackson hit three consecutive home runs in the sixth game of the 1977 World Series, contributing to his career total 563. Jackson's other achievements include the Babe Ruth Award, the AL Most Valuable MVP award, and the World Series MVP award, among notable ones. He was a remarkable batter but one with the most strikeouts ever made by a player in his position. The Oakland Athletics retired his number 9 in 2004, and the Yankees repeated the honor in 1993 when he was inducted in the Hall of Fame. 8. Johnny Bench Johnny Bench, an exemplary catcher from the Cincinnati Reds team, was born on December 7, 1947, in Oklahoma. The incredible catcher's achievements include 10x Gold Glove Award. He also hit 389 homers, the highest by a catcher in the Reds' record. Johnny Bench delivers his Hall of Fame speech Bench caught in 100 or more games in 13 consecutive seasons. He introduced one-handed catching, which has become a standard. The Reds' best catcher entered the Hall of Fame in 1989. 9. Joe Torre Joe Torre, 84, started his baseball career as the Milwaukee Braves' catcher and 1B. He won All-Star nine times during his playing career. After playing his last game for the New York Mets in June 1977, he bid adieu to his on-field career. Torre soon moved to the New York Yankees' executive side and became its successful manager. He got the coveted Hall of Fame induction in 2014 with 100% votes in his favor. The legendary player represented three teams during his career of 17 years, spanning from 1960 to 1977. 10. Orlando Cepeda Orlando Cepeda, a Puerto Rican first baseman, played for about six teams from 1958 to 1974, primarily the San Francisco Giants. One of the most consistent batters in the 1960s, he delivered exemplary performances in the National League. His glorious baseball career featured the NL Rookie of the Year award, NL MVP, NL Home Run Leader, and 1967 World Series Champion. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999 through veterans' committee elections. Also Read: Top 10 richest superstars of MLB in 2025 Get the latest IPL 2025 updates on Times of India , including match schedules , team squads , points table and IPL live score for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Don't miss the list of players in the race for IPL Orange Cap and IPL Purple cap .
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Puerto Rico hit with massive island-wide blackout ahead of Easter weekend
A massive island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday as residents were looking ahead to the Easter weekend. A spokesman for Luma Energy, which oversees the transmission and distribution of power for the U.S. territory, told The Associated Press that all 1.4 million customers were affected, including the main international airport and several hospitals. At least 328,000 customers were without water. Power had only been restored for around 175,000 customers – or 12% – by Wednesday. Hotels were near capacity, with thousands of tourists celebrating Easter vacations on the island. Tourism officials rushed to reassure them that many hotels and other businesses were operating with generators. New Jersey Women Identified As One Of 200 Dominican Republican Nightclub Collapse Victims "There are no words that can ease the frustration we feel as a people in the face of another massive blackout," Gov. Jenniffer González, who cut her vacation short and flew back to Puerto Rico, wrote on X. "I'm with you because the people of Puerto Rico deserve their officials to respond in times of crisis, and that's why I'm here." Read On The Fox News App It was not immediately clear what caused the shutdown, which is the latest in a string of major blackouts on the island in recent years. In December, another massive blackout left nearly 1.3 million in the dark as residents were beginning preparations to celebrate New Year's Eve. The governor pledged she would cancel the contract with Luma but noted that while government officials have started analyzing the contract and finding possible replacements, it wouldn't be a quick process. González also said that she has requested an in-depth investigation into the blackout, noting that officials have already warned there won't be enough generation of power for this summer, when demand peaks. "Puerto Rico can't be the island where the power goes out all the time," González said. "We're going to take action. Let people have no doubts." Officials said 90% of clients would likely have electricity 48 to 72 hours after the blackout occurred. Mlb Legend Pedro Martinez Reveals Family Members Missing After Roof Collapse In Dominican Republican The latest blackout has left thousands of Puerto Ricans fuming, with many renewing their calls that the government cancel the contract with Luma and Genera PR, which oversees generation of power on the island. Reggaeton superstar Bad Bunny echoed the collective rage, writing on X: "When are we going to do something?" Dozens of people were forced to walk on an overpass next to the rails of the rapid transit system that serves the capital, San Juan, while scores of businesses were forced to close. Professional baseball and basketball games were canceled as the hum of generators and smell of smoke filled the air. Traffic became snarled as police officers were deployed to busy intersections. Those without generators crowded around grocery stores and other businesses to buy ice across Puerto Rico. The island of 3.2 million residents has a more than 40% poverty rate, and not everyone can afford solar panels or generators. Roughly 117,000 homes and businesses on the island have solar rooftops. Meanwhile, petroleum-fired power plants provide 62% of Puerto Rico's power, natural gas 24%, coal 8% and renewables 7%, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Earthquake Shakes San Diego Area Daniel Hernández, vice president of operations at Genera PR, said at a news conference that a disturbance hit the transmission system shortly after noon on Wednesday, during a time when the grid is vulnerable because there are not many machines regulating frequency at that hour. Verónica Ferraiuoli, Puerto Rico's acting governor and secretary of state, said the White House reached out to local officials and said they are available if needed. Pablo José Hernández, Puerto Rico's representative in Congress, said he would work to ensure that "Washington understands the real and urgent situation Puerto Ricans face every day." "The electric grid crisis is frustrating, and after years of blackouts, it feels like it's going from bad to worse," he article source: Puerto Rico hit with massive island-wide blackout ahead of Easter weekend
CNN
20-03-2025
- CNN
Why the family of missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki wants their daughter declared dead
The parents of missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki have asked for Dominican authorities to declare their daughter dead. Their request highlights the heartbreaking realities of losing a child and handling the legalities of a missing person case. Investigators believe Konanki drowned 'and no evidence of foul play has been found,' Subbarayudu and Sreedevi Konanki wrote in a letter obtained by CNN, asking that police 'proceed with the legal declaration of her death.' As of Thursday, the investigation into her disappearance by the Dominican Republic National Police continues. 'We understand that certain legal procedures must be followed and are prepared to comply with any necessary formalities or documentation,' Konanki's parents' letter reads. 'Initiating this process will allow our family to begin the grieving process and address matters related to her absence.' The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office in Virginia, where Konanki's family lives, told CNN that while it 'supports the wishes of Ms. Konanki's grieving parents to seek closure in their request that the Dominican law enforcement authorities acknowledge the death of their daughter by accidental drowning,' it is up to Dominican Republican authorities to make that determination. 'That still does not confirm exactly what happened and we may never know with certainty, but Sheriff (Mike) Chapman believes the investigation in the DR should be completed before the case is closed,' sheriff's spokesperson Thomas Julia said in an email to CNN Wednesday. In the Dominican Republic, police don't typically declare someone deceased without finding either a body or evidence of a crime, according to Dominican attorney Julio Cury. In this case, investigators have neither. A death declaration without a body would have to happen via special law by the country's Congress or the president, Cury told CNN's Jessica Hasbun. There is no specific time frame for this process, Cury said. The US Embassy in the Dominican Republic website states it needs an original local death certificate in order to prepare a Consular Report of Death Abroad. In Virginia, a person can be presumed dead after disappearance in several scenarios under the commonwealth's law, according to Naomi Cahn, a law professor and co-director of the Family Law Center at the University of Virginia School of Law. Under one provision, a person can be presumed dead seven years after their absence. Under another, there can be a declaration of death in Virginia before the seven years are up if there is a situation where someone was exposed to a 'specific peril of death,' the code specifies. 'Possibly what happened here may be a sufficient basis for determining at any time after the exposure (to a specific peril of death), that the person is presumed to have died less than seven years,' Cahn told CNN. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office is offering support to the family through their Victim Advocate Unit to help them navigate the two-step process of establishing grounds for presumption of death and following judicial procedure, 'or any other process, should the Konanki family request it,' Julia told CNN. One of the reasons the family may seek their daughter's death declaration is simply for closure, said personal injury and criminal defense attorney Phillip DiLucente. 'From a parental position, they want to honor their child and have it be respected – their wishes – that she be declared dead because they're under the impression, based upon all the evidence they were given at this juncture, that it was a drowning case,' DiLucente said. 'It is with deep sadness … and a heavy heart that we are coming to the terms with the fact our daughter has drowned. This is incredibly difficult for us to process,' father Subbarayudu Konanki said in an emotional interview on WTTG Tuesday. 'We kindly ask you to keep our daughter in your prayers, we still have two young children to care for.' 'I think everybody would agree that they respect the family's wishes,' DiLucente said. 'Nonetheless, law enforcement, as well as the medical examiner, would have their duty (to rule a death), and that duty surpasses any desires.' 'There is still no body so that an autopsy could be performed, that in and of itself, is difficult for the authorities to then make a decision on whether or not to declare someone deceased, particularly under these circumstances,' DiLucente added. Another reason for seeking the death declaration, DiLucente said, may be so an estate can be opened and any will and testament could then be administered. For example, any existing college savings plan in Konanki's name could then be utilized for their other children, and insurance policies could also be honored and paid out, the attorney explained. Until a death certificate is issued, those things remain in an inertia period, he said. Finally, DiLucente noted, until an estate is opened and there is an administrator for the estate, no lawsuit could be filed against any person or entity. If the Konanki family were to seek any type of lawsuit, the declaration of death would also determine the type of lawsuit and the damages for the death, UVA professor Cahn said. The Konanki family has not indicated plans to sue on behalf of Sudiksha's death. Konanki's case is reminiscent of the 2005 disappearance of 18-year-old Natalee Holloway. In 2012, an Alabama judge signed an order declaring Holloway legally teen's father had filed a petition to declare his daughter dead, six years after Holloway was last seen leaving a nightclub on the Caribbean island of Aruba with Joran van der Sloot and two other men. No one was charged in her disappearance, and her body has never been found, though van der Sloot later confessed to killing her. Holloway's father's attorney, Mark White, said at the time that the order – which acted as a death certificate – would help resolve Natalee's estate, who still had a small college fund in her name and was listed as a participant and beneficiary on her father's health insurance. CNN's Mark Morales, Jessica Hasbun, and Chris Boyette contributed to this reporting.
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Yahoo
Why the parents of missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki want their daughter declared dead
The parents of missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki have asked for Dominican authorities to declare their daughter dead. Their request highlights the heartbreaking realities of losing a child and handling the legalities of a missing person case. Investigators believe Konanki drowned 'and no evidence of foul play has been found,' Subbarayudu and Sreedevi Konanki wrote in a letter obtained by CNN, asking that police 'proceed with the legal declaration of her death.' As of Thursday, the investigation into her disappearance by the Dominican Republic National Police continues. 'We understand that certain legal procedures must be followed and are prepared to comply with any necessary formalities or documentation,' Konanki's parents' letter reads. 'Initiating this process will allow our family to begin the grieving process and address matters related to her absence.' The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office in Virginia, where Konanki's family lives, told CNN that while it 'supports the wishes of Ms. Konanki's grieving parents to seek closure in their request that the Dominican law enforcement authorities acknowledge the death of their daughter by accidental drowning,' it is up to Dominican Republican authorities to make that determination. 'That still does not confirm exactly what happened and we may never know with certainty, but Sheriff (Mike) Chapman believes the investigation in the DR should be completed before the case is closed,' sheriff's spokesperson Thomas Julia said in an email to CNN Wednesday. In the Dominican Republic, police don't typically declare someone deceased without finding either a body or evidence of a crime, according to Dominican attorney Julio Cury. In this case, investigators have neither. A death declaration without a body would have to happen via special law by the country's Congress or the president, Cury told CNN's Jessica Hasbun. There is no specific time frame for this process, Cury said. The US Embassy in the Dominican Republic website states it needs an original local death certificate in order to prepare a Consular Report of Death Abroad. In Virginia, a person can be presumed dead after disappearance in several scenarios under the commonwealth's law, according to Naomi Cahn, a law professor and co-director of the Family Law Center at the University of Virginia School of Law. Under one provision, a person can be presumed dead seven years after their absence. Under another, there can be a declaration of death in Virginia before the seven years are up if there is a situation where someone was exposed to a 'specific peril of death,' the code specifies. 'Possibly what happened here may be a sufficient basis for determining at any time after the exposure (to a specific peril of death), that the person is presumed to have died less than seven years,' Cahn told CNN. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office is offering support to the family through their Victim Advocate Unit to help them navigate the two-step process of establishing grounds for presumption of death and following judicial procedure, 'or any other process, should the Konanki family request it,' Julia told CNN. One of the reasons the family may seek their daughter's death declaration is simply for closure, said personal injury and criminal defense attorney Phillip DiLucente. 'From a parental position, they want to honor their child and have it be respected – their wishes – that she be declared dead because they're under the impression, based upon all the evidence they were given at this juncture, that it was a drowning case,' DiLucente said. 'It is with deep sadness … and a heavy heart that we are coming to the terms with the fact our daughter has drowned. This is incredibly difficult for us to process,' father Subbarayudu Konanki said in an emotional interview on WTTG Tuesday. 'We kindly ask you to keep our daughter in your prayers, we still have two young children to care for.' 'I think everybody would agree that they respect the family's wishes,' DiLucente said. 'Nonetheless, law enforcement, as well as the medical examiner, would have their duty (to rule a death), and that duty surpasses any desires.' 'There is still no body so that an autopsy could be performed, that in and of itself, is difficult for the authorities to then make a decision on whether or not to declare someone deceased, particularly under these circumstances,' DiLucente added. Another reason for seeking the death declaration, DiLucente said, may be so an estate can be opened and any will and testament could then be administered. For example, any existing college savings plan in Konanki's name could then be utilized for their other children, and insurance policies could also be honored and paid out, the attorney explained. Until a death certificate is issued, those things remain in an inertia period, he said. Finally, DiLucente noted, until an estate is opened and there is an administrator for the estate, no lawsuit could be filed against any person or entity. If the Konanki family were to seek any type of lawsuit, the declaration of death would also determine the type of lawsuit and the damages for the death, UVA professor Cahn said. The Konanki family has not indicated plans to sue on behalf of Sudiksha's death. Konanki's case is reminiscent of the 2005 disappearance of 18-year-old Natalee Holloway. In 2012, an Alabama judge signed an order declaring Holloway legally teen's father had filed a petition to declare his daughter dead, six years after Holloway was last seen leaving a nightclub on the Caribbean island of Aruba with Joran van der Sloot and two other men. No one was charged in her disappearance, and her body has never been found, though van der Sloot later confessed to killing her. Holloway's father's attorney, Mark White, said at the time that the order – which acted as a death certificate – would help resolve Natalee's estate, who still had a small college fund in her name and was listed as a participant and beneficiary on her father's health insurance. CNN's Mark Morales, Jessica Hasbun, and Chris Boyette contributed to this reporting.
CNN
20-03-2025
- CNN
Why the family of missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki wants their daughter declared dead
The parents of missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki have asked for Dominican authorities to declare their daughter dead. Their request highlights the heartbreaking realities of losing a child and handling the legalities of a missing person case. Investigators believe Konanki drowned 'and no evidence of foul play has been found,' Subbarayudu and Sreedevi Konanki wrote in a letter obtained by CNN, asking that police 'proceed with the legal declaration of her death.' As of Thursday, the investigation into her disappearance by the Dominican Republic National Police continues. 'We understand that certain legal procedures must be followed and are prepared to comply with any necessary formalities or documentation,' Konanki's parents' letter reads. 'Initiating this process will allow our family to begin the grieving process and address matters related to her absence.' The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office in Virginia, where Konanki's family lives, told CNN that while it 'supports the wishes of Ms. Konanki's grieving parents to seek closure in their request that the Dominican law enforcement authorities acknowledge the death of their daughter by accidental drowning,' it is up to Dominican Republican authorities to make that determination. 'That still does not confirm exactly what happened and we may never know with certainty, but Sheriff (Mike) Chapman believes the investigation in the DR should be completed before the case is closed,' sheriff's spokesperson Thomas Julia said in an email to CNN Wednesday. In the Dominican Republic, police don't typically declare someone deceased without finding either a body or evidence of a crime, according to Dominican attorney Julio Cury. In this case, investigators have neither. A death declaration without a body would have to happen via special law by the country's Congress or the president, Cury told CNN's Jessica Hasbun. There is no specific time frame for this process, Cury said. The US Embassy in the Dominican Republic website states it needs an original local death certificate in order to prepare a Consular Report of Death Abroad. In Virginia, a person can be presumed dead after disappearance in several scenarios under the commonwealth's law, according to Naomi Cahn, a law professor and co-director of the Family Law Center at the University of Virginia School of Law. Under one provision, a person can be presumed dead seven years after their absence. Under another, there can be a declaration of death in Virginia before the seven years are up if there is a situation where someone was exposed to a 'specific peril of death,' the code specifies. 'Possibly what happened here may be a sufficient basis for determining at any time after the exposure (to a specific peril of death), that the person is presumed to have died less than seven years,' Cahn told CNN. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office is offering support to the family through their Victim Advocate Unit to help them navigate the two-step process of establishing grounds for presumption of death and following judicial procedure, 'or any other process, should the Konanki family request it,' Julia told CNN. One of the reasons the family may seek their daughter's death declaration is simply for closure, said personal injury and criminal defense attorney Phillip DiLucente. 'From a parental position, they want to honor their child and have it be respected – their wishes – that she be declared dead because they're under the impression, based upon all the evidence they were given at this juncture, that it was a drowning case,' DiLucente said. 'It is with deep sadness … and a heavy heart that we are coming to the terms with the fact our daughter has drowned. This is incredibly difficult for us to process,' father Subbarayudu Konanki said in an emotional interview on WTTG Tuesday. 'We kindly ask you to keep our daughter in your prayers, we still have two young children to care for.' 'I think everybody would agree that they respect the family's wishes,' DiLucente said. 'Nonetheless, law enforcement, as well as the medical examiner, would have their duty (to rule a death), and that duty surpasses any desires.' 'There is still no body so that an autopsy could be performed, that in and of itself, is difficult for the authorities to then make a decision on whether or not to declare someone deceased, particularly under these circumstances,' DiLucente added. Another reason for seeking the death declaration, DiLucente said, may be so an estate can be opened and any will and testament could then be administered. For example, any existing college savings plan in Konanki's name could then be utilized for their other children, and insurance policies could also be honored and paid out, the attorney explained. Until a death certificate is issued, those things remain in an inertia period, he said. Finally, DiLucente noted, until an estate is opened and there is an administrator for the estate, no lawsuit could be filed against any person or entity. If the Konanki family were to seek any type of lawsuit, the declaration of death would also determine the type of lawsuit and the damages for the death, UVA professor Cahn said. The Konanki family has not indicated plans to sue on behalf of Sudiksha's death. Konanki's case is reminiscent of the 2005 disappearance of 18-year-old Natalee Holloway. In 2012, an Alabama judge signed an order declaring Holloway legally teen's father had filed a petition to declare his daughter dead, six years after Holloway was last seen leaving a nightclub on the Caribbean island of Aruba with Joran van der Sloot and two other men. No one was charged in her disappearance, and her body has never been found, though van der Sloot later confessed to killing her. Holloway's father's attorney, Mark White, said at the time that the order – which acted as a death certificate – would help resolve Natalee's estate, who still had a small college fund in her name and was listed as a participant and beneficiary on her father's health insurance. CNN's Mark Morales, Jessica Hasbun, and Chris Boyette contributed to this reporting.
