Induction of Chipper Jones Highlights Hall of Fame Weekend 2018

Staff Report From Georgia CEO

Wednesday, July 25th, 2018

In nine days, six legends will earn the game’s ultimate honor in Cooperstown.

It’s baseball’s shining moment – and the Class of 2018 is ready.

A record 60 Hall of Famers are scheduled to be in Central New York to honor Vladimir Guerrero, Trevor Hoffman, Chipper Jones, Jack Morris, Jim Thome and Alan Trammell at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum during Hall of Fame Weekend, July 27-30. The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held Sunday, July 29, at 1:30 p.m. ET at the Clark Sports Center – located one mile south of the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

The election of Guerrero, Hoffman, Jones and Thome by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America in January, along with the election of Morris and Trammell by the Modern Baseball Era Committee in December, brings the total number of elected Hall of Famers to 323.

The Induction Ceremony will be shown live on MLB Network, which has televised the event every year since its launch in 2009.

The Hall of Fame Awards Presentation will be held at 4:30 p.m. on July 28 at Doubleday Field and will feature the presentation of the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasters to Bob Costas and the J.G. Taylor Spink Award for writers to Sheldon Ocker.

The Awards Presentation, which will be hosted by MLB Network’s Greg Amsinger, is free and open to the public.

Also on Saturday, July 28, the Hall of Fame Parade of Legends returns for a ninth year to provide fans with a unique and unforgettable way to celebrate their favorite Hall of Fame members. Hall of Famers will ride down Main Street in trucks provided by Ford Motor Company during the 6 p.m. parade, en route to a private reception at the Museum. The Parade of Legends will immediately follow the Awards Presentation, and both will be livestreamed on the Museum’s Facebook page at facebook.com/baseballhall.

The Sunday, July 29 Induction Ceremony, hosted by MLB Network’s Brian Kenny, will take place on the grounds of the Clark Sports Center, which is located on lower Susquehanna Avenue, unless severe weather cancels the event. Follow the Hall of Fame on Twitter @baseballhall for the latest updates.