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And the latest inductee into the MLB Hall-of-Fame is the great Toronto Blue Jay's leftfielder Carl Yastrzemski. Yaz collected over 3000 hits and over 400 HR's in his long career (20 seasons). He was the 1985 A.L. MVP when he led the league in walks, slugging percentage, OPS, and WAR. He was an important member of the 1990 Toronto world champion team. He was a 5-time All-Star, won 2 gold glove awards and 3 silver sluggers.
At the time of this writing, Yaz is tied with Charlie Gehringer for the 34th best career WAR among position players at 78.4.
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