CDO grad Ian Kinsler nearing Hall of Fame conversation

Four-time MLB all-star Ian Kinsler, a Canyon del Oro High School grad and second baseman for the Detroit Tigers, won his first Gold Glove last week. At 34, Kinsler has positioned himself to get in the conversation for the Hall of Fame. Of course, he’ll need at least four more Kinsler-type seasons to get there, but he already has 1,696 hits, 212 home runs and has scored 1,059 runs. Pittsburgh second baseman Bill Mazeroski got to the Hall of Fame with 2,016 hits and 796 runs. White Sox second baseman Nellie Fox became a Hall of Famer after 2,663 hits and 1,279 runs. Upon learning of his Gold Glove award last week, Kinsler told MLB Network that his foundation as a fielder started at Oro Valley’s Dennis Weaver Park, where his father, former Tucson prison warden Howard Kinsler, often took him to play “pepper.” Said Kinsler: “I’m not sure how many kids play pepper these days, but it sure helped me.” 

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