Major League Baseball fans were baffled Monday by a post on “X” by USA Today’s Bob Nightengale.

Nightengale posted the following:

Hall of Fame announces
this year’s Classic era committee vote.
Those chosen will be announced on December 8.
Dick Allen
Ken Boyer
jose donaldson
Steve Garvey
Vic Harris
tommy john
David Parker
Luis Tiant

Nightengale wanted to write “John Donaldson,” who was a Negro Leagues player, but many fans had questions and comments about “Josh Donaldson,” the former MVP winner who announced his retirement earlier this season.

You can see some of the fan responses below:

Josh Donaldson played for seven different teams throughout his career with the Oakland Athletics. Toronto Blue JaysMinnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Guardians and Milwaukee Brewers.

He hit .261 lifetime and was a three-time American League All-Star (2014-2016). He won the American League Most Valuable Player in 2015 as a member of the Blue Jays when he hit .297 with 41 home runs and an American League-best 123 RBI. He received MVP votes in six different seasons.

He retired with 279 home runs and 816 RBIs in his career. Unfortunately, injuries and a lack of ability to hit for average hurt him late in his career. He compiled just a .222 and .152 average over his final two seasons.

Donaldson was also an integral part of the A’s, Blue Jays and Yankees playoff teams. He reached the American League Championship Series with the Blue Jays in two different seasons and also reached the Yankees. He hit .247 in his playoff career and hit five home runs.

Nicknamed the ‘Rainbringer,’ Donaldson closed out his career with a playoff trip with the Brewers in 2023.

John Donaldson spent five years playing with the Kansas City Monarchs. He hit .296 for his career with 118 RBI and 29 stolen bases. He spent two of those years as a pitcher, going 6-9 with a 4.14 ERA.

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