Ichiro Suzuki leads class of 5 into Hall of Fame
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Hall of Fame weekend is underway in Cooperstown and the big event will be the official induction of Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner, Dave Parker and Dick Allen in a ceremony on Sunday. A funny thing in reflecting on this class is there's excellent diversity.
Tom Hamilton joined Jimmy Dudley and Jack Graney in representing Cleveland as winners of the Ford C. Frick Award.
Allen refused to campaign for Cooperstown before he died in December of 2020. So others did. And it paid off on Sunday when the Phillies legend finally received baseball's ultimate honor.
Crusty oldtimers always insist things were better in their day, but today’s Hall of Famers increasingly feel estranged from the people who run the game.
As the Baseball Hall of Fame welcomes its newest class to Cooperstown, which former Red Sox players could be next to earn enshrinement?