Baseball Player Jeff Bagwell career with the Houston Astros has made it to the Hall of fame and his Heartfelf Speech was the Highlight of Night! Check out Here!!

• Jeff Bagwell is a famous sportsperson.
• The American former professional first baseman and coach who spent his entire 15-year Major League Baseball playing career with the Houston Astros have made it to the Hall of fame and his speech was the highlight of the night.

Check out his heartfelt speech below!

Jeff Bagwell at the National Baseball Hall of Fame ceremony

The former Houston Astros star delivered the most inspiring and heartfelt speech during the National Baseball Hall of Fame ceremony on Sunday.

He was among the five men that were introduced into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.

Jeff Bagwell talked about the importance of clubhouse culture, hanging out with your teammates, clubhouse attendants, and trainers late into the night, reminding us about life as much as Baseball. He was welcomed with applause from hundreds of fans who came miles to be there.

Jeff Bagwell’s speech at Hall of Famer

His speech on the night was more than being traded for Andersen, a nightmare scenario for any general manager who trades away a prospect who turns into a Hall of Famer.

It was more about achieving the dream of being drafted away from the hometown team than having a dream taken away but at last, turned out to be just fine.

Bagwell said,

“They talk about the Hall of Fame is dream come true, but I can’t honestly say that. Who’s a young kid who dreams of being a Hall of Famer? Maybe some of you do. I mean, for a kid who was a Red Sox fan my entire life, I dreamed of playing for the Red Sox. Chances weren’t pretty good at that.

I wasn’t that great, but something my father instilled in me when I was the kid was to never quit. Don’t quit at everything you ever try. I pretty much stuck to that, though I wished I’d quit a couple of jobs that I had, like dishwasher at Friendly’s in Cape Cod. I should have quit that job.”

He played for the Red Sox organization which was his happy days then he played at Single-A Winter Haven in 1989 and New Britain in 1990.

Bagwell said,

“They had another guy playing third base at the time with the Red Sox named Wade Boggs, so I wasn’t going anywhere there. When it happened, I asked who I got traded for and they said, Larry Andersen. And I said, ‘Who is Larry Andersen?’ He‘s a relief pitcher for the Astros, a really good one. I want to thank Larry for being such a great reliever. The Red Sox wanted you. You did a great job for the Red Sox.

[Andersen] used to get on me when I went to Philadelphia [where Andersen is a broadcaster], and he’d say, ‘Hey Jeff, you have to step it up. People are not actually talking about me anymore.’ I said, ‘OK, sure.’

So I’m here Larry, is this big enough for you? Got enough props?”

Bagwell had everything in his speech. He was emotional, funny, and inspiring at the same time.

During his speech, he thanked his closest friend Craig Biggio and Brad Ausmus for their support as teammates as well as after their retirement. He paid his tribute to his children, wife, mother, and father which was emotional.

“Mom, you’re just the most amazing woman in the entire world. As a kid when you get in trouble, you always go to your mom. You never go to your dad. That’s how you’re going to get away with stuff, at least for a while. You’ve been a staple in my life, a pillar for me all my life. How much I love you and what you mean to me.

“My father, Bob, I would imagine a lot of guys up here talk about their fathers because there’s something about a father and a son with baseball. You taught me to love this game of baseball, to go out every single day for us to try and get better. You gave me your right arm to throw batting practice to me all the time. You did. More importantly you taught me how to be a man and show me respect and how to have respect to walk through this life as a man and that’s something I’m very proud of and that’s what I try to do with my kids, too. You’ve been such a wonderful father, I’m so happy to have you here and to go through this together. It means so much to me my friend.

“My beautiful wife Rachel, words cannot express what you have meant to me. As wonderful things are here, there are good times and bad times and I know everybody who knows me knows I wouldn’t be standing up here if it wasn’t for you. You have taken me to so many different journeys and to finally have ended up here, for both of us to sit here and realize that this is really happening because there were sometimes we didn’t even know. You’ve been a rock for me and I can’t tell you how much I appreciate everything you do for me every single day. So thank you, my love.”

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Jeff Bagwell: Academic Qualification

He didn’t forget to mention his past days as he spoke about his high school days, Legion baseball days, and the University of Hartford days, and how he felt about being a potential major leaguer in the Cape Cod League.

He said he left a college game at Fenway and learned he had been drafted by the Red Sox.

“I came back to my dad’s house and my dad threw me a Red Sox T-shirt. It was pretty big for my family,” Bagwell recalled.

Bagwell ended his career with 449 home runs, was 1991 NL Rookie of the Year and in the strike-shortened 1994 season hit. 368 with 39 homers and 116 RBIs in just 110 games to unanimously capture MVP honors.

From 1996 to 2001, Bagwell had at least 30 home runs, 100 runs scored, and 100 RBIs per season. He became only the sixth player in Major League history to reach those marks in at least six straight years.

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Short Bio on Jeff Bagwell

Jeffrey Robert Bagwell is an American former professional first baseman and coach. He spent his entire 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) playing career with the Houston Astros. The Boston Red Sox originally selected him in the fourth round of the 1989 amateur draft. Later, they traded him to the Astros in 1990. The National League(NL) Rookie of the Year in 1991. Bagwell then won the NL Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1994, was a four-time MLB All-Star, three-time Silver Slugger winner, and a Gold Glove recipient. More Bio…

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