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27-thousand plus hit Cooperstown for Hall of Fame enshrinements

9 years ago in Sports

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2017, file photo, Hall of Fame inductees Jeff Bagwell, left, Tim Raines, center, and Ivan Rodriguez, poses for a photo during a news conference, in New York. Bagwell, Raines, Rodriguez, Bud Selig and John Schuerholz each carved his own niche in major league baseball, and on Sunday they will receive the game's ultimate reward _ induction into the Hall of Fame. Photo: Associated Press/(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — “Pudge” Rodriguez stared out at his father and wiped away tears as he called his father a “double” Hall of Famer. Rodriguez was enshrined into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.

He was joined by Jeff Bagwell and Tim Raines, along with former commissioner Bud Selig and front-office guru John Schuerholz.

Former commissioner Bud Selig speaks with reporters, at
Major League Baseball’s winter meetings, Monday, Dec. 5,
2016 in Oxon Hill, Md. Selig and Atlanta Braves president
John Schuerholz were voted into the 2017 class of baseball’s
Hall of Fame. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

More than 27,000 fans showed up in Cooperstown for the ceremony.

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