Up for Hall of Fame, Gary Sheffield says he's not like 'guilty' steroid users

Key Highlights

• He always had dreams for me.
• He always believed in me.
• He groomed me to be a great baseball player, and told everyone, 'That boy is going to be special.'“So, if I’m blessed to get into the Hall of Fame, it won’t be just me getting in, it will be my entire family, knowing this wouldn’t be possible without my granddaddy."Sheffield’s grandfather is Dan Gooden, the father of former Cy Young winner Dwight Gooden, whose jersey was retired last year by the New York Mets.
• Gooden is Sheffield’s uncle, with his sister, Betty, Sheffield’s mother. Gary Sheffield hit 509 home runs in 22 MLB seasons. Dan Gooden, who died in 1997 at the age of 69, had Dwight and Gary playing baseball by the age of six.
• His favorite player was Hank Aaron.