Harold Baines changes role. Doug Padilla, ESPN Staff Writer Nov 27, 2012, 01:33 PM ET. Close. Doug covers the Los Angeles Dodgers for ESPN.com. ... a rookie-league affiliate, for two seasons.

Harold Baines and Lee Smith were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the 16-member Today’s Game Committee, ... Baines hadn’t impressed much as a rookie in 1980, ...

Harold Baines and Herm Schneider seldom disagree. Their relationship is based on mutual respect. But the White Sox designated hitter and the trainer who has prolonged his career offer different ver… ...

Baines, a six-time all-star, led the league in a batting category just once over a 22-year career. If that' the new bar for the Hall, it's time to talk about Freddy Garcia and Placido Polanco, too.

Hall of Fame-bound Harold Baines a ‘special guy’ who ‘did everything right’ Former White Sox teammates Daryl Boston and Ed Farmer and others discuss the honoring of Baines, which comes ...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - Though clearly struck by the moment, Harold Baines kept his emotions in check just as he always has - even on a day he’ll never forget. “I hold it inside. It’ll come ...

Upon hearing Sunday night that longtime White Sox outfielder and designated hitter Harold Baines was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by a veterans committee, my first reaction was one of elati… ...

Dave Parker vs. Harold Baines WAR: Parker 40/41; Baines 39/38 When Harold Baines was drafted No. 1 overall in the 1977 draft, the overriding hope was that he might become another Dave Parker.