Hall of Fame, CC Sabathia and Ichiro Suzuki
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For me, and baseball lovers from Philly just like me, Allen was life-altering. After a nearly 50-year wait, he was immortalized in the Hall.
Billy Wagner struck a thankful and humble tone in his 18-minute induction speech at the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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.
Allen refused to campaign for Cooperstown before he died in December of 2020. So others did. And it paid off on Sunday when the Phillies legend finally received baseball's ultimate honor.
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Billy Wagner talks about advice he has been given, thanks his family for continuing to motivate him and more at the HOF Induction Ceremony