Jeter provides Induction with a headline attraction By CHARLIE VASCELLARO • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com A long time ago in what seems like a galaxy far, far away … way back in the pre-coronavirus era, January of 2020 the New York Yankees all-time greatest shortstop Derek Jeter was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, garnering 396 of 397 votes. Jeter fell one vote shy of joining teammate Mariano Rivera as just the second unanimous selection in Hall…
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Hall of Fame launches YouTube series of historic moments The history of the national pastime stretches across multiple centuries. But the connections that link baseball’s early days to today’s game are always evident in Cooperstown. Through its new YouTube series, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is sharing those connections with viewers at home, according to a media release. The Hall of Fame is debuting a YouTube series, “Hall of Fame Connections,” produced by MLB Network and made…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, JULY 26 Voices Of The Game To Honor Hall of Fame Inductee Derek Jeter BASEBALL – Noon. Virtual Voices of the Game to honor Hall of Fame 2020 inductee Derek Jeter. Learn more about how the Yankees 5 world series titles with Jeter as the shortstop in every season. Jeter will be joined by fellow Hall of Famers Mariano Rivera, Joe Torre reflecting on their teams and the moments that shaped a dynasty. Visit baseballhall.org/events/virtual-legends-of-the-game-Ted-Simmons?date=0 for…
FROM CLARK FIELD TO WHITE HOUSE Trump Gives Rivera Presidential Medal COOPERSTOWN – Mariano Rivera, Class of 2019, honored as the only Hall of Fame inductee elected unanimously on the first ballot, is getting another honor today – at the White House. At a reception today, President Trump plans to honor Rivera, the Yankees vaunted relief pitcher, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Here’s the complete citation. “During his 19 seasons in Major League Baseball, Mariano Rivera established himself as the…
What A Crowd! Induction Of Mariano Rivera, 5 Others Brings 55,000 Here By JENNIFER HILL & JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Induction 2019 was notable for what didn’t happen as much as did. One, the folks who didn’t collapse from the heat. A violent storm late Saturday broke the humidity that created a steamy high of 88, making way for much drier Induction Day Sunday, July 21, with highs in the low 80s and a slight breeze keeping…
HALL OF FAME INDUCTION 2019 Baseball Hall Of Fame Welcomes Class Of ’19 55,000 Fans Attended, 2nd Largest The 2019 inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame – from left, Harold Baines, Lee Smith, Edgar Martinez, Michael Mussina, Mariano Rivera, and Brandy Halladay, accepting the plaque posthumously on behalf of her husband Roy Halladay – pose for a group photo on the stage following their Induction ceremony earlier today in the field next to the Clark Sports Center. If your…
HALL OF FAME INDUCTION 2019 Hall Cancels Parade – But Wait A Minute! Johnny Bench Walks Route; Rivera Adds Exclamation Mark By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The Hall of Fame nearly ruined its own parade. With tens of thousands of fans – close to a record, if not one – lining Main Street and thunder rumbling softly in the distance, the 6 o’clock hour arrived. The lead pickup in the Parade of Legends, an Induction Weekend…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, JULY 21 2019 Hall of Fame Induction HALL OF FAME INDUCTION – 1:30 p.m. Mariano Rivera, Edgar Martinez, Mike Mussina, Roy Halladay, Harold Baines and Lee Smith will be inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame. Stake out your spot the lawn early. Clark Sports Center, Cooperstown. Info, 607-547 2800 www.clarksportscenter.com/events/2019-baseball-hall-fame-induction-ceremony/…
HALL OF FAME INDUCTION 2019 PANAMANIAN PRESIDENT DUE AT INDUCTION Cortizo To Arrive Early Sunday To Attend Rivera’s Entry To Hall COOPERSTOWN – Panama’s newly elected president, Laurentino Cortizo, will be in Cooperstown this weekend to attend the induction of his countryman, Mariano Rivera, into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, according to reports in Panama’s major newspapers. Sworn in only on July 1, Cortizo is leaving Panama at 1 p.m. Saturday, will be in New York City by 7…
Rivera Honors Rod Carew During Hall Of Fame Tour Standing in front of Minnesota Twins infielder Rod Carew’s plaque, Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera reflected on the legacy of the first Panamanian elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. “I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for him,” he said. “He made it possible for me to follow him.” Rivera, the first player elected to the Hall of Fame with 100 percent of the votes on the ballot, toured the Hall…