All-Star right fielder and Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2025. But even as Ichiro was awarded the honor alongside CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner, it was his speech that stole the show.

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.

Dave Parker passed away less than a month away from his induction ceremony, making his son's speech hit that much harder as it happened. Dave Parker II even mentioned that he died while writing his Hall of Fame speech.

Tom Hamilton joined Jimmy Dudley and Jack Graney in representing Cleveland as winners of the Ford C. Frick Award.

Another intriguing City Series, along with Dick Allen’s induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, highlighted a fun baseball weekend for Chicago Cubs and White Sox fans. The Cubs took the series with a 5-4 win over the White Sox in Sunday’s finale,

Alongside the stage here at the Clark Sports Center, a giant video board began to show a highlight montage to preface Dick Allen’s formal induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. A chyron promised that the attendees would hear Mike Schmidt on Dick Allen,

Hall of Famers CC Sabathia and Dave Parker played briefly for the Brewers. Radio announcer Tom Hamilton is a native of Waterloo.

As the Baseball Hall of Fame welcomes its newest class to Cooperstown, which former Red Sox players could be next to earn enshrinement?