WOODBRIDGE, Va. -- The Potomac Nationals announced today that New York
Yankees' catcher Jorge Posada has been elected into the Hall of Fame at
Pfitzner Stadium. Posada, a member of the 1993 Prince William Cannons,
becomes the seventh member of the Hall of Fame and will officially be
inducted prior to the Saturday, August 25, game between the Potomac
Nationals and Myrtle Beach Pelicans.A five-time American League All-Star, Posada spent nearly the entire 1993 season with the then-Prince William Cannons, appearing in 118 games. The Santurce, Puerto Rico, native hit .259 with 17 home runs and 61 RBIs during his time in Prince William. Overall he collected 106 hits, including 27 doubles and two triples, compiling a .459 slugging average. Posada, who was 22-years-old at the time, was named to the 1993 Carolina League All-Star team. The former 24th-round pick of the New York Yankees out of Calhoun Community College in Decatur Ala., was also a teammate of left-hander and Hall of Fame member Andy Pettitte while with the Cannons in 1993.
Posada, a four-time World Series Champion with the New York Yankees, joins Barry Bonds (Class of 2004), Bernie Williams (Class of 2004), Pettitte (Class of 2004), Art Silber (Class of 2005), Bobby Bonilla (Class of 2005) and Albert Pujols (Class of 2006). He was selected through voting held online and at Pftizner Stadium. Nominees for the 2007 season included Brad Ausmus, Mike Cameron, Magglio Ordonez, Posada, and J.T. Snow.
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