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Senior Writer @TheAthleticMLB. Author of "K" (2019) and "The Grandest Stage" (2022). Reporter in quarter-zip in ep. #787 of The Simpsons. Immaculate Grid nerd.
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A trio of traveling superstars reaches its destination in Cooperstown Original

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By Tyler Kepner Verified
| The Athletic Verified
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The Hall of Famers take their spots on the stage here in random order. It is fitting for a place where all members are considered equals. There is no higher honor, no distinctions among the immortals. David Ortiz, the big slugger, batted leadoff on Sunday, the first of the record 60 Hall of Famers in attendance. Rod Carew, an elite top-of-the-order hitter, was introduced much later. He is 80 and cannot move like the kid who used to love stealing home.
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Cooperstown quiz: How well do you know your Baseball Hall of Famers?

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By Tyler Kepner Verified
| The Athletic Verified
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – The Baseball Hall of Fame will add three new plaques to its gallery on Sunday, after Carlos Beltran, Jeff Kent and Andruw Jones take their turns on stage at the Clark Sports Center. The collection will number 354, each with a likeness and a few lines of descriptive text. Last summer, we explored the oddities of those engraved words for posterity. Now we put you to the test: can you pick the Hall of Famer from the context clues on his plaque?
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A Hall of Fame Sliders with the Class of 2026 — Beltrán, Jones and Kent — and honoree Joe Buck

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By Tyler Kepner Verified
| The Athletic Verified
Welcome to Sliders, a weekly in-season MLB column that focuses on both the timely and timeless elements of the game. COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The New York Yankees’ alumni club keeps growing in Cooperstown, N.Y.. With Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones heading into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, that makes 11 ex-Yankees in the last 10 inductions.
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