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Welcome to Cooperstown, Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner, Dick Allen and Dave Parker! Those five legends were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, the largest class since 2022. Suzuki leads the way, and Mike Axisa summarized a peerless career:

The Baseball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025 was officially inducted at Cooperstown, New York on Sunday. Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner and the families of the late Dave Parker and Dick Allen gave speeches before they were honored with plaques commemorating their legendary baseball careers.