COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Rain threatened the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025 Induction Ceremony, with the unfortunate possibility of the event being forced to a small, indoor venue. But thankfully, the weather and baseball gods didn’t let that happen to this large, diverse and historically significant class and

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- There he was, in the flesh, at the Otesaga Resort Hotel on the eve of his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame: Ichiro Suzuki himself. So strong is Ichiro’s aura that even two of the game’s all-time greats -- Mike Schmidt and Carlton Fisk --

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- CC Sabathia might be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. But that doesn’t mean he didn’t get here without a wait. First, there was the family car trouble -- hilariously chronicled on social media -- that delayed Sabathia’s arrival to this village that serves as baseball’s mecca. “It

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Billy Wagner pitched 853 Major League games in his career without starting a single one. On Sunday, he opened the National Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony in which he, CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki, Dick Allen and Dave Parker were enshrined for eternity – and it was

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Dave Parker’s likeness was all over the place for induction weekend, from shop windows and lampposts on Main Street to the Clark Sports Center, site of the ceremony just outside the village. But nowhere is it more prominent than in his son David Parker II, the spitting

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Dick Allen's family members, former teammates and coaches have long considered him a Hall of Famer, despite the honor somehow eluding him for decades. The wait came to an end on Sunday, when Allen was posthumously inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.,

It’s down to a mere few hours now, the time when five of the national pastime’s greatest receive the ultimate career-topping honor: Induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame with its corresponding bronze plaque signifying their eternal status. But before those festivities take place, the National Baseball Hall of

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner reached the necessary 75% support on the Baseball Writers' Association of America Hall of Fame ballot in results revealed Tuesday night on MLB Network. Suzuki and Sabathia were on the ballot for the first time, while Wagner made it in his 10th and

Their journeys to baseball immortality were the talk of the weekend -- in more ways than one. For CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki and Billy Wagner, induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame marked the culmination of careers that spanned generations and crossed continents. But even before the festivities began,

The Hall of Fame's Class of 2025 has officially been inducted. Now the question becomes: Who's next? Five players were honored in Cooperstown on Sunday, including three selections from the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) ballot: first-timers Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia, along with Billy Wagner, who made it

The National Baseball Hall of Fame welcomed five new members on Sunday. Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner, Dick Allen and Dave Parker are officially Hall of Famers. With the class of 2025 now enshired, one question comes to mind: Who will join them in ‘26?

ANAHEIM -- When Bryan Woo gets to the field every day, Ichiro Suzuki is already there. Taking batting practice. Shagging fly balls. Playing catch. He hangs around after too, offering any advice he can to the current generation of Mariners players. Other times, he just talks with them about anything

Tens of thousands of people will once again descend upon Cooperstown, N.Y., today for one of the most revered events in sports: The Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Dick Allen, Dave Parker, CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki and Billy Wagner will become the sport's newest inductees in what will surely

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Many writers have held the title of national baseball reporter for their publication over the years, but Thomas Boswell may be the most appropriate, covering the sport from the nation’s capital -- even when it didn’t have a team. Boswell, who spent his entire 52-year career with

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- When Tom Hamilton introduced his Wisconsinite parents to the legendary Bob Uecker in the radio booth one day many years ago, Uecker jokingly apologized to them that they were forced to listen to him and not their son when they tuned into Brewers games. “Well, Bob,” Theresa

Shohei Ohtani is considered by many to be the best baseball player in the world today. The two-way superstar is the headliner on a long list of Japanese players who successfully made the transition from Nippon Professional Baseball to MLB over the past 20-plus years. Others include Hideki Matsui, Daisuke

It is hard to imagine now, but when sports talk radio shows were at their peak, almost everyone was listening. Even Major Leaguers and their mothers-in-law. Count Mike Schmidt and his mother-in-law as part of the robust listening audience in Philadelphia when he was a star third baseman for the

The Yankees arrived in Seattle on the evening of July 22, 2012, hours after being walked off in 12 innings at the Oakland Coliseum. Ichiro Suzuki was about to become part of their roster, his belongings quietly shifted from the home clubhouse at what was then called Safeco Field to

PITTSBURGH -- One of the better compliments you can give when describing a player is that they are greater than the sum of their parts. That was the case for Dave Parker, impressive since those individual parts were some of the best of his era. A cannon for an arm.

CLEVELAND -- No reasonable person would deny that CC Sabathia's legacy is forever dressed in pinstripes. He won a World Series and most of his games with the New York Yankees, the team now represented on his Hall of Fame plaque. But Sabathia’s Cooperstown career began in Cleveland, and he’s

Kyle Schwarber seems to have a magic bat when the spotlight is brightest. Whether it's his numerous big hits for the Phillies or his .906 career postseason OPS, the All-Star lefty masher swings a mighty stick. The Baseball Hall of Fame seems to agree. And for the second time in

A version of this story was originally published on MLB.com in 2017. With Dave Parker's passing at the age of 74 on June 28, 2025 and his upcoming induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, MLB.com takes a look back on Parker's impact on his hometown team, the Cincinnati Reds,

Birthdays are important. We’ve established this. That’s why we have a story here at MLB.com for every day on the calendar, with the best players born on each day. How about those particularly productive birthdays, by Hall of Fame talent? The National Baseball Hall of Fame has more than 300

There is no place quite like the Plaque Gallery at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. It’s easy to lose yourself in the 3,660-square-foot centerpiece to the museum that tells a history of the game, highlighting accomplishments one by one for the almost 350 members enshrined. Nearly