Alongside the stage here at the Clark Sports Center, a giant video board began to show a highlight montage to preface Dick Allen’s formal induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. A chyron promised that the attendees would hear Mike Schmidt on Dick Allen,

Mixing sneaky humor with heartfelt messages, the first Japanese-born player to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame stole the show Sunday in Cooperstown.

Baseball Hall of Fame inductees Billy Wagner, left, Ichiro Suzuki, second from left, and CC Sabathia, center, pose for a photo with Willa Allen, second from right, wid

Both a skilled fielder and a fearsome power hitter, he entered the national sports spotlight with two memorable home runs in a nationally televised 1984 game.

Iowa Cubs manager Ryne Sandberg during a game against the Oklahoma City RedHawks at the AT&T Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, Thursday, July 15, 2010. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman Future Baseball Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg,

Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg, who was a fixture at the position for the Chicago Cubs, has died at the age of 65.