Members of Congress have sent a letter to the Baseball Hall of Fame petitioning for Curt Flood to be enshrined in Cooperstown.

The push for Flood to be enshrined in Cooperstown comes at the 50th anniversary of him sending a letter to Major League Baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn in the hopes of being declared a free agent. Flood had previously spent 12 years of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals before he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies.

Flood ultimately lost his battle, but became one of the main reasons free agency currently exists.

"What Curt Flood did and championed is resonating throughout professional sports for the past 50 years," Maryland Rep. David Trone added.