2025 Baseball Hall of Fame induction: Live updates as C.C. Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki, Billy Wagner take place in Hall of Fame
This year's batch features Dick Allen, Dave Parker, C.C. Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki and Billy Wagner. The late Allen and Parker were the first two to be voted into the Class of 2025 as the Classic Baseball Era selectees.
Players are eligible to be inducted into the Hall of Fame five years after they retire from playing at least ten years in the Majors. Once they meet the criteria, players can be voted in by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Players who are not considered eligible by the BWAA can still be nominated for induction through the Era committee, which also oversees the induction of managers, umpires and executives.
The BWAA votes on the ballots with players receiving at least 75% of votes getting inducted. Suzuki is getting inducted as a first-ballot Hall of Famer, receiving 99.7% of the vote and one shy of a unanimous election. Sabathia and Wagner tallied 86.6 and 82.5% of the votes, respectively. Allen and Parker were voted in by the Classic Baseball Era Committee.
A ten-time All-Star, 10-time Gold Glove winner and two-time AL batting champion, Suzuki will be the first Japanese-born player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. He recorded 3,089 hits in his legendary career.
C.C. Sabathia is a member of the 3,000-strikeout club who played for the Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers and New York Yankees during his MLB career. He memorably won the World Series with the Bronx Bombers when he joined the team in 2009.
Wagner earned seven All-Star nods in his 16-year MLB career. He had stints with the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves before retiring in 2010. He left the game after recording 422 saves.
How to watch the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony
Date: Sunday, July 27
Time: 1:30 p.m. ET
Location: Clark Sports Center | Cooperstown, New York
TV channel: MLB Network, MLB.TV, MLB.com, MLB App
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