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
THE ROAD TO COOPERSTOWN PODCAST
In collaboration with SiriusXM
Hear the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum's official podcast every Saturday on SiriusXM's MLB Network Radio channel, with episodes available on all major podcast platforms the following Tuesday. Season 1 will run from June through October.
Each episode features a conversation between SiriusXM host Jon Paul Morosi and a Hall of Famer diving 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.
New Episode: Ken Griffey Jr.
In the season finale of The Road to Cooperstown, Ken Griffey Jr. sits down with Jon Paul Morosi for a conversation about how his father’s footsteps helped lead him to Cooperstown.
OZZIE SMITH
JOHN SMOLTZ
MORE EPISODES FROM SEASON ONE
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.
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.
MARIANO RIVERA
From fashioning gloves out of cardboard as a child in Panama to closing out games in the World Series, Mariano Rivera shaped himself into one of the most dominant pitchers of his generation.
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