Jan. 21, 2024

MLB INSIDER BOB NIGHTENGALE REVEALS HALL OF FAME VOTES

USA TODAY Head baseball writer reveals who he voted for on this years HOF ballot. What exactly were the “Stern Words” said to Nightengale by Jed Hoyer Will Trevor Bauer be on a Major league Roster on Opening day? We preview Divisional weekend in the NFL #lockedUpSports #NYC BaseballHalloffame #Coopertown #Classof24 #MLB #Ohtani

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Bob Nightengale

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Nightengale began writing for The Arizona Republic in November 1978, covering Phoenix-area high school sports.[2] In September 1984, he joined The Kansas City Star to cover professional sports, serving as a beat writer for the Kansas City Kings of the National Basketball Association.[3] His time as a Kings beat writer was short-lived as the team departed for Sacramento, California in 1985. Nightengale reported on the franchise's departure, including team owner Gregg Lukenbill's denial that the team was moving despite signs that they were.[4] Following the departure of the Kings, Nightengale was assigned to cover the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball.[5]

In June 1989, Nightengale was hired by the Los Angeles Times to cover the San Diego Padres. During his time at the newspaper, he worked alongside baseball journalism contemporary Bill Plaschke.[6][7] On May 29, 1997, the Times fired Nightengale. He sued the newspaper later that year for the firing, claiming that they fired him due his criticism of the Dodgers organization's relations with the black community, including an April 1997 article that highlighted the lack of black players on the Dodgers roster relative to other teams at the time as well as the 1940s Dodgers teams that broke baseball's color barrier.[8] The lawsuit alleged that people within the Dodgers organization, including team owner Peter O'Malley, pressured the newspaper into firing Nightengale. Nightengale also claimed that Times sports editor Bill Dwyre told him that the articles were "too harsh" and … Read More