Ichiro inducted into National Baseball Hall of Fame
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Speaking to the crowd, Ichiro listed a few of historic achievements to set up the joke about the lone writer's snub. After the vote, Ichiro had offered to host the writer at his home for dinner, but on Sunday, he jokingly made a point to rescind that offer.
Billy Wagner called his tenure with the Houston Astros "the best part" of his career in an emotional speech while accepting induction Sunday to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y .
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Former Astros closer Billy Wagner gives thanks to those who helped all the way from Virginia to Astros to Cooperstown.
Tom Hamilton joined Jimmy Dudley and Jack Graney in representing Cleveland as winners of the Ford C. Frick Award.
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.
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