Hall of Fame Inductees Exhibit for Class of 2025 on Display in Cooperstown

(COOPERSTOWN, NY) – As the baseball world prepares to celebrate the historic Class of 2025, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum has unveiled exhibits dedicated to the five newest Hall of Famers.

The Museum’s 2025 Inductees Exhibit celebrates the careers of Class of 2025 members Dick Allen, Dave Parker, CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki and Billy Wagner 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.

Artifacts highlighting the Class of 2025 on display for the first time at the Museum include:

• A glove used by Allen during the 1964 season when he was named National League Rookie of the Year (loaned by Richard Allen Jr.)
• The American League Most Valuable Player Award won by Allen in 1972 (loaned by Richard Allen Jr.)
• A batting helmet worn by Parker while he was playing with the Pirates (loaned by the Cincinnati Reds)
• The National League Most Valuable Player Award won by Parker in 1978 (loaned by Dave Parker)
• The American League Cy Young Award won by Sabathia in 2007 (loaned by CC Sabathia)
• Glove won by Sabathia on April 30, 2019, when he became the third left-hander in history to total 3,000 strikeouts (loaned by CC Sabathia)
• Jersey worn by Ichiro on Oct. 13, 2000, when he appeared in his final game for the Orix BlueWave (loaned by Ichiro Suzuki)
• Bat used by Ichiro in the minor leagues with the Orix BlueWave in 1992 (loaned by Ichiro Suzuki)
• Jersey worn by Wagner on July 13, 1999, when he appeared in his first All-Star Game (loaned by Billy Wagner)
• Glove used by Wagner during his career, one of only two game gloves he used over 16 MLB seasons (loaned by Billy Wagner)

Admission to the Museum’s Inductees Exhibit is included with regular Museum admission.

The 2025 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held at 1:30 p.m. ET on July 27 on the grounds of the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown and will be shown live exclusively on MLB Network. More than four dozen Hall of Famers are expected to attend to honor the Class of 2025. Admission to the Induction Ceremony is free.

Join Ozzie Smith for the Turn Two event on Friday, July 25 and register for a live taping of The Road to Cooperstown podcast with the Class of 2025 at Doubleday Field on Monday, July 28. Advance registration required. For more information, visit baseballhall.org/hofw.