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.

In honor of the Baseball Hall of Fame inductions this weekend, all 30 Major League Baseball teams will be wearing some version of throwback caps for games playe

Seven Michigan sports figures make up the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2025, including Red Wings legend Chris Chelios and boxer Claressa Shields.

Ichiro will be officially be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, July 27, joining fellow Mariners legends Edgar Martinez and Ken Griffey Jr. in baseball’s sacred club.

Asked about the future of their craft, Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner discussed the wide-ranging impact of youth development.

Billy Wagner (13) closed out the Astros' six-pitcher no-hitter at Yankee Stadium in 2003 while hitting 101 mph on the radar gun during that series. Brad Lidge (from left), Kirk Saarloos, Octavio Dotel and Pete Munro were the other relievers involved.

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