Ten years ago this summer, in 2001, Dave Winfield was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America on his first ballot. Winfield amassed 3,110 hits in a 22-year major league career, hitting 465 home runs, driving in 1,833 runs and earning 12 All-Star selections. The seven-time Gold Glove Award winner was a key contributor for the 1992 World Series champion Toronto Blue Jays, playing alongside 2011 Hall of Fame inductee Roberto Alomar on a team assembled by general manager Pat Gillick, also a 2011 Hall of Fame inductee. Winfield also played briefly with the third member of the Hall of Fame’s Class of ’11, Bert Blyleven, when both were members of the California Angels."

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