NO DEREK JETER INDUCTION UNTIL 2021 By LIBBY CUDMORE & JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – As many as 90,000 fans were anticipated in Cooperstown for this year’s July 26 Induction of Yankees’ superstar Derek Jeter. But instead of a potential record-breaking crowd, USA Today revealed this week, the Clark Sports Center field may be empty. “With the COVID-19 pandemic raging across the country – with 292,000 cases in New York – there is little choice but to…
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The One’s Still The One – Later Jeter’s Celebration Lives, Only In 2021, Hall President Says By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Just because Derek Jeter’s induction has been postponed for a year doesn’t mean that we’ve missed out on the big one. “His induction will still be the one,” said Tim Mead, president, Baseball Hall of Fame. “Instead of focusing on it for five years, we’ll have to focus for six. But it will still be…
JETER TO JOIN CLASS OF 2021 BOARD MEETS, CANCELS HALL’S 2020 INDUCTION By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Derek Jeter will have to wait another year to get into the Baseball Hall of Fame. “Being inducted into the Hall of Fame will be an incredible honor, but the health and safety of everyone involved are paramount,” said Jeter. “I respect and support the decision to postpone this year’s enshrinement and am looking forward to joining current Hall…