Experience History at the Museum During Hall of Fame Weekend 2025, July 25-28

(COOPERSTOWN, NY) – Baseball’s grandest legends and heroes are set to be inducted as the Class of 2025 this weekend. But even as the game of today focuses on Cooperstown, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum salutes the National Pastime’s glorious past with stories and artifacts from the game’s greatest moments.

Dick Allen, Dave Parker, CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki and Billy Wagner will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Sunday, July 27, adding their names to the list of icons featured in bronze in the Plaque Gallery. The Museum includes more than 60,000 square feet of state-of-the-art exhibits, including the 2025 Inductees Exhibit that celebrates the newest electees with many artifacts that have never before been on display in Cooperstown. The exhibit is now open on the Museum’s second floor adjacent to the Grandstand Theater and features a redesigned look highlighted by oversized baseball card graphics and videos.

From the oak-lined walls of the Plaque Gallery to the Yakyu | Baseball exhibit that tells the story of the transpacific exchange of the game, the Museum captures the history of baseball and preserves the timeless story of our National Pastime.

The highlight of the July 25-28 Induction Weekend in Cooperstown is the Induction Ceremony, which takes place at 1:30 p.m. on July 27 on the grounds of the Clark Sports Center, one mile south of the Hall of Fame on Susquehanna Avenue. Admission to the Induction Ceremony is free.

The Museum is open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through the day before Labor Day, with special hours during Saturday and Sunday of Hall of Fame Weekend: 

• Saturday, July 26: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Plaque Gallery closes at 4:30 p.m.)
• Sunday, July 27: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

As always, Hall of Fame Members receive free admission. Participants in the Museum’s Membership Program will have access to the Museum beginning at 8 a.m. on both Saturday and Sunday of Hall of Fame Weekend. For more information about becoming a Member, please visit baseballhall.org/join.

After the plaques of the members of the Class of 2025 are installed during Hall of Fame Weekend, they will be temporarily removed during the following weeks to travel to events celebrating the newest Hall of Famers. Fans planning visits to Cooperstown during these times should be advised that the actual bronze plaques will be removed from display during the times listed below. A photographic image of each plaque will be featured in the space, featuring a full replication of the plaque, while the actual plaques are traveling.

The schedule for plaques traveling in the coming weeks includes:

Dick Allen plaque:

• Removed from display: Friday, Aug. 1
• Special events: At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Sunday, Aug. 3
• Returning to display: Monday, Aug. 4 by 9 a.m.

Ichiro Suzuki plaque:

• Removed from display: Thursday, Aug. 7
• Special event: At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Saturday, Aug. 9
• Returning to display: Monday, Aug. 11 by 9 a.m.

Billy Wagner plaque:

• Removed from display: Friday, Aug. 15
• Special event: At Daikin Park in Houston, Saturday, Aug. 16
• Returning to display: Monday, Aug. 18 by 9 a.m.

CC Sabathia plaque:

• Removed from display: Friday, Sept. 5
• Special event: At Yankee Stadium in New York City, Sunday, Sept. 7
• Returning to display: Monday, Sept. 8 by 9 a.m.

The schedule is subject to change, with additional plaque travels possible this summer.