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Ichiro’s Induction, Yakyu Exhibit Opening Highlight Weekend of Japanese Culture

In conjunction with Ichiro’s impending induction, the “Yakyu | Baseball: The Trans-pacific Exchange of the Game” exhibit made its official debut in a series of events last week at the Hall of Fame. A panel discussion on U.S./Japan baseball relations on Thursday, July 24 included Hall of Fame President Josh Rawitch, former MLB player and manager Bobby Valentine, who also managed in Japan for seven years, and Hall of Famers Jack Morris, Cal Ripken Jr., and Ozzie Smith, each of…
July 31, 2025
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Editorial: Sunday in the Park

The Class of 2025, which consists of a substantial handful of great baseball athletes, was duly honored last Sunday, in between occasional drizzles and a fiercely hot sun. Three singular stars—CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki and Billy Wagner—stepped up to plate before an immense national television audience, beside 52 returning Hall of Famers and in front of thousands of baseball fans (the crowd was estimated at 30,000) in a ceremony that honored their lifetime achievements and exemplary devotion to the sport.…
July 31, 2025
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Past Hall of Famers To Gather for Induction

The Class of 2025, which also includes the late Dick Allen and Dave Parker, will be inducted on Sunday, July 27, with the Induction Ceremony beginning at 1:30 p.m. The 2025 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will air live on MLB Network, which has televised every Induction Ceremony since its launch in 2009.…
July 24, 2025
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Trustees Discuss HoF Weekend, Public Safety

Local Laws 2-5 were passed by the trustees. Local Laws 2-4 involve parking—Number 2 prohibits parking on the east side of Brooklyn Avenue, Number 3 prohibits parking on Upper Main Street from Grove Street to Averill Road, and Number 4 allows overnight parking on Fish Road in Lakefront Park from November 1 through April 1 on the east side of the roadway.…
April 3, 2025
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This Week: 07-18-24

THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta July 18, 2024 Front Page Class of 2024 Inductions Highlight Hall of Fame Weekend Gilbertsville Gearing Up for Hullabaloo Number Two Inside Mauer, Cooperstown Linked Since Long Before Induction Weekend Association’s Boat Parade Honors Scottie Baker, Otsego Lake Annual SQSPCA Golf Tourney Moves to Oneonta Country Club News Briefs News Briefs: July 18, 2024 Editorial Coming Together—United in Celebration Letters Malhotra: Judges Should Remain Impartial Waterfield: HAB Identified in Otsego Lake…
July 18, 2024
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NBHoF Announces Cap Selections for Class of 2024

The Hall of Fame Class of 2024 will be formally inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, July 21 in Cooperstown as the centerpiece of a four-day celebration of baseball and their careers—part of Hall of Fame Weekend 2024, July 19-22.…
February 9, 2024
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