CURT SCHILLING

Former World Series MVP pitcher Curt Schilling reacts to youth sports teams refusing to play in East Palestine, Ohio, following the Feb. 3 train derailment on 'One Nation with Brian Kilmeade.'

Curt Schilling has always spoken his mind and he did so regarding MLB's new rule changes for this season, including the pitch clock that he said will affect those "that suck."

Scott Rolen is headed to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens have now been rejected for the Hall of Fame by baseball's writers and several of their peers.

Curt Schilling showed up on the biggest stages of baseball and performed well but on Sunday he was left out of the Baseball Hall of Fame once again.

Bonds and Clemens have been accused of using PEDs. Bonds denies knowingly using them while Clemens maintains he never did at all.

Fred McGriff will be able to call himself a baseball Hall of Famer come July as he was elected Sunday through the contemporary baseball era committee.

Former Atlanta Braves star Fred McGriff was elected to the Hall of Fame by a committee Sunday. The committee chose not to elect steroid-era stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens.

Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling were passed over by a Baseball Hall of Fame committee that elected former big league slugger Fred McGriff to Cooperstown on Sunday.

Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling were passed over by a Baseball Hall of Fame committee that elected former big league slugger Fred McGriff to Cooperstown on Sunday. It was the first time that Bonds, Clemens and Schilling had faced a Hall committee since their 10th and final appearances on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot.

Carlos Beltrán, John Lackey and Jered Weaver are among 14 newcomers on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s Hall of Fame ballot in what could turn into an evaluation of the Houston Astros’ cheating scandal.

A few of MLB's biggest and most controversial stars from the steroid era could be voted into the Hall of Fame soon.

Twenty-year MLB veteran Curt Schilling does not think suspended pitcher Trevor Bauer will ever pitch again, saying the current climate will not allow him to return.

Retired Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling this week sounded off on Yankees fans who still believe his "Bloody Sock Game" during the 2004 ALCS was staged.

Three-time World Series champion Curt Schilling gave his opinion on how Yankees broadcaster Michael Kay called Aaron Judge's historic 61st home run. He wasn't a fan.

With Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling off the ballot, next year’s Baseball Hall of Fame vote figures to be a bit less contentious.

The beloved Red Sox player who helped put an end to the "Curse of the Bambino" was voted into the elite group in his first year on the ballot. Bonds and Clemens fell short in their final year.

David Ortiz was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first turn on the ballot, while steroid-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were denied entry to Cooperstown in their final year under consideration by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

Baseball Hall of Fame voters get one last chance to elect, or ignore, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens.

Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and David Ortiz appear to be the only players with a chance at Hall of Fame enshrinement when results are unveiled Tuesday, with Ortiz most likely to get in on his first try.

David Ortiz, Ryan Howard, Tim Lincecum and Alex Rodriguez are among 13 first-time candidates on the Hall of Fame ballot of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, joining 17 holdovers.

Schilling's career numbers are compelling but he's become a highly controversial political firebrand since retiring.

The Baseball Hall of Fame won't have any new players in the class of 2021 after voters decided no one had the merits — on the field or off — for enshrinement in Cooperstown on this year's ballot. He later wrote on Facebook that he has asked the Hall of Fame to remove his name from next year's ballot. Hall of Fame Board Chairman Janes Forbes Clark said in a statement that the board "will consider the request at our next meeting." Schilling, Clemens and Bonds will be joined on next year's ballot by sluggers Alex Rodriguez and David Ortiz. BBWAA members are instructed to elect Hall members "based upon the player's record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character, and contributions to the team(s) on which the player played."

The baseball Hall of Fame wont have any new players in the class of 2021 after voters decided no one had the merits on-the-field or off for enshrinement in Cooperstown on this year's ballot. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)It could be a while before the Baseball Writers' Association of America votes anyone new into the Hall of Fame. AdSchilling wrote on Facebook that he has asked the Hall of Fame to remove his name from next year’s ballot. LAST CHANCEBonds and Clemens have one more year on the writers' ballot, and Schilling does, too, unless the Hall abides by his request for removal. OTHER AVENUESEven if the BBWAA doesn't vote anyone in next year, there's still a chance someone will be elected by one of the Eras Committees, which consider players no longer eligible for the BBWAA vote.

The Baseball Hall of Fame won't have any new players in the class of 2021 after voters decided no one had the merits — on the field or off — for enshrinement in Cooperstown on this year's ballot. He later wrote on Facebook that he has asked the Hall of Fame to remove his name from next year's ballot. Hall of Fame Board Chairman Janes Forbes Clark said in a statement that the board "will consider the request at our next meeting." Schilling, Clemens and Bonds will be joined on next year's ballot by sluggers Alex Rodriguez and David Ortiz. BBWAA members are instructed to elect Hall members "based upon the player's record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character, and contributions to the team(s) on which the player played."

Like many baseball writers, C. Trent Rosecrans viewed the Hall of Fame vote as a labor of love. Schilling, a right-handed ace who won three World Series titles, finished 16 votes short of the 75% threshold necessary for enshrinement. Schilling, Clemens and Bonds will be joined on next year's ballot by sluggers Alex Rodriguez and David Ortiz. Schilling wrote on Facebook that he would like the veterans committee to review his Hall case. “I’ll defer to the veterans committee and men whose opinions actually matter and who are in a position to actually judge a player,” Schilling wrote.

Like many baseball writers, C. Trent Rosecrans viewed the Hall of Fame vote as a labor of love. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)Like many baseball writers, C. Trent Rosecrans viewed the Hall of Fame vote as a labor of love. Ken Rosenthal, Rosecrans’ colleague with The Athletic, began a recent column this way: “I hate my Hall of Fame ballot. So it remains up to the voters to decide how they’ll weigh off-field issues when evaluating Hall of Fame candidates. Lynn Henning, a former columnist for the Detroit News, understands what makes some of these candidates objectionable — but he doesn’t think the Hall of Fame vote is the right forum for holding them accountable.

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2019, file photo, Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona talks before a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Cleveland. Francona, on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, praised the Cleveland Indians for trying to do the right thing with a name change that was inevitable, and necessary (AP Photo/Phil Long, File)CLEVELAND – Manager Terry Francona praised the Cleveland Indians for trying to “do the right thing” with a name change that was inevitable — and necessary. “I am proud of the fact that we are going to do something that is correct,” Francona said on a Zoom call from his home in Arizona. He's confident Chris Antonetti, the team's president of baseball operations, and general manager Mike Chernoff will do whatever's necessary to keep the Indians competitive. Schilling pitched for Francona in Philadelphia and Boston, where he helped the Red Sox end their long World Series drought.

Ted Cruz came out in support of a North Carolina law that has been criticized for being discriminatory toward the LGBT community. In addition to Cruz, former ESPN analyst Curt Schilling also went on a Twitter rant in defense of the law, which led to his firing.

Curt Schilling has been fired from ESPN after posting a picture on Facebook that many viewed as anti-transgender. ESPN called the former pitcher's conduct "unacceptable." Vladimir Duthiers has more.

ESPN commentator Curt Schilling was suspended by the sports network Tuesday after tweeting a meme that compared the Muslim world to Nazi Germany. CBSN's David Begnaud has the details.