Fellow Hall of Famers Tony La Russa, Jim Thome and Mauer will join Smith for the $1,000 event. Participants receive a morning reception in the Hall's plaque gallery, a photo with the Hall of Famers, and a commemorative gift to be autographed, along with on-the-field instruction from the Hall of Famers.

On Sunday July 27, the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. This year’s star-studded inductees are CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki, Dave Parker, Billy Wagner,

The retired New York Yankees pitcher was on his way to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown when he posted on social media that his car broke down. Plenty of drivers offered to get him there.