Dale Murphy is going to get another shot at getting a place in Cooperstown. The former face of the franchise for the Atlanta Braves has been included alongside seven other players on the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Contemporary Baseball Era ballot. This is an Era Committee ballot that is focused on players who participated from 1980 onwards.

Murphy will be joining a loaded ballot that includes Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Carlos Delgado, Jeff Kent, Don Mattingly, Gary Sheffield and Fernando Valenzuela. The first two players would be surefire, first-ballot Hall of Fame Candidates if not for essentially becoming the faces of PED usage in baseball. Carlos Delgado was one of the most feared hitters in the American League during his era and is the franchise leader in homers for the Blue Jays. Jeff

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