TOM GLAVINE
Tom Glavine details the mentality that led him to 305 career wins and becoming a first-ballot Hall of Famer.
The Road to Cooperstown
Hear the official podcast of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum every Saturday on SiriusXM's MLB Network Radio channel, with episodes available on all major podcast platforms the following Tuesday.
Each episode will dive into the challenges and obstacles the all-time greats of the game overcame to become enshrined in the most exclusive club in sports. Every Hall of Famer has a story of brilliance and resilience to tell on their journey along The Road to Cooperstown.
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Season 1 will run from June through October, and each week’s episode will feature a long-form conversation between SiriusXM host Jon Paul Morosi and a different Hall of Famer.
New Episode: Jack Morris
Jack Morris overcame doubt to become one of the best big game pitchers ever, authoring a complete game shutout in Game 7 of the 1991 World Series.
PREVIOUS EPISODES
CAL RIPKEN JR.
Baseball's Iron Man discusses his disciplined and resilient path, his ability to overcome pressure and how the Yankees once tried to recruit him to The Bronx.
ALAN TRAMMELL
Alan Trammell discusses how he excelled and endured for two decades in Detroit, the impact Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson had on his career and more.
FERGIE JENKINS
Fergie Jenkins discusses the sacrifices of his father that made his own Hall of Fame journey possible, how he was discovered playing baseball in the hockey hotbed of Canada and more.
Jim Thome
Jim Thome relied on a strong support system to overcome personal loss and hit more than 600 home runs.
TREVOR HOFFMAN
Trevor Hoffman discusses his transformation from shortstop to pitcher, how a day at the beach robbed him of his velocity and his perseverance in reaching 600 saves.
TODD HELTON
The Class of 2024 inductee discusses his father's influence and explores the physical and mental hurdles he overcame on his path to Cooperstown.
JIM LEYLAND
Fresh off the Induction Ceremony, Jim Leyland looks back at the pivotal managerial decisions that led him to the Hall of Fame.
ADRIAN BELTRÉ
Toughness and teaching moments defined his career at the hot corner. The Hall of Famer discusses battling through various injuries, his Dominican roots and how he unified clubhouses.
JOE MAUER
Proudest of the phrase "lifelong Twin" on his Hall of Fame plaque, the St. Paul native grew up rooting for the team that would take him first overall in the 2001 MLB Draft.
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
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It was a roller coaster at times but it was an incredible ride. At the end of the day, I got a chance to compete in a ton of playoffs and win a World Series, but the journey was worth every single surgery and every single bump in the road because it was a unique one.
— John Smoltz • Hall of Fame Class of 2015
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IN THEIR OWN WORDS
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People ask me, ‘Would I change anything?’ I wouldn’t change a thing. There were rocks in the road, there were boulders in the road, but making it to Cooperstown was one of the greatest achievements of my life.
— Ozzie Smith • Hall of Fame Class of 2002
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