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Forever 21: The @sfgiants.com will retire Jeff Kent’s number on Aug. 29 in celebration of his Hall of Fame induction.
January 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Forever 21: The @sfgiants.com will retire Jeff Kent’s number on Aug. 29 in celebration of his Hall of Fame induction.
January 16, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Our new Museum Store, which officially opens in May, represents the largest expansion of the Hall of Fame footprint in more than two decades.
Plan your next road trip with a look ahead to upcoming exhibits and experiences in Cooperstown: ow.ly/kjqk50XXqqw
Plan your next road trip with a look ahead to upcoming exhibits and experiences in Cooperstown: ow.ly/kjqk50XXqqw
January 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Our new Museum Store, which officially opens in May, represents the largest expansion of the Hall of Fame footprint in more than two decades.
Plan your next road trip with a look ahead to upcoming exhibits and experiences in Cooperstown: ow.ly/kjqk50XXqqw
Plan your next road trip with a look ahead to upcoming exhibits and experiences in Cooperstown: ow.ly/kjqk50XXqqw
As the United States expanded westward in the 19th century, so did the National Pastime.
Documents loaned by Hayden Trubitt, soon to be exhibited in the Museum to celebrate America's 250th anniversary, spotlight early efforts to codify rules of the game. ow.ly/gYnB50XWRhh
Documents loaned by Hayden Trubitt, soon to be exhibited in the Museum to celebrate America's 250th anniversary, spotlight early efforts to codify rules of the game. ow.ly/gYnB50XWRhh
January 14, 2026 at 7:05 PM
As the United States expanded westward in the 19th century, so did the National Pastime.
Documents loaned by Hayden Trubitt, soon to be exhibited in the Museum to celebrate America's 250th anniversary, spotlight early efforts to codify rules of the game. ow.ly/gYnB50XWRhh
Documents loaned by Hayden Trubitt, soon to be exhibited in the Museum to celebrate America's 250th anniversary, spotlight early efforts to codify rules of the game. ow.ly/gYnB50XWRhh
Weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Commissioner Kenesaw Landis wrote to President Franklin D. Roosevelt #OTD in 1942 with an existential question: Should baseball continue in the face of war? ow.ly/Usfx50XWHEP
January 14, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Commissioner Kenesaw Landis wrote to President Franklin D. Roosevelt #OTD in 1942 with an existential question: Should baseball continue in the face of war? ow.ly/Usfx50XWHEP
Their names are still found near the top of baseball’s all-time records lists, four decades since they played the game.
#OTD in 1982, Hank Aaron and Frank Robinson were elected to the Hall of Fame. ow.ly/mbcO50XW6oP
#OTD in 1982, Hank Aaron and Frank Robinson were elected to the Hall of Fame. ow.ly/mbcO50XW6oP
January 13, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Their names are still found near the top of baseball’s all-time records lists, four decades since they played the game.
#OTD in 1982, Hank Aaron and Frank Robinson were elected to the Hall of Fame. ow.ly/mbcO50XW6oP
#OTD in 1982, Hank Aaron and Frank Robinson were elected to the Hall of Fame. ow.ly/mbcO50XW6oP
This Memorial Day Weekend, a Cooperstown tradition returns to historic Doubleday Field.
Join us May 23 and salute your heroes at the Hall of Fame Military Classic: A Tribute to Service and Sacrifice.
More: baseballhall.org/hofclassic
Tickets: ow.ly/N6se50XVtcH
Join us May 23 and salute your heroes at the Hall of Fame Military Classic: A Tribute to Service and Sacrifice.
More: baseballhall.org/hofclassic
Tickets: ow.ly/N6se50XVtcH
January 12, 2026 at 8:05 PM
This Memorial Day Weekend, a Cooperstown tradition returns to historic Doubleday Field.
Join us May 23 and salute your heroes at the Hall of Fame Military Classic: A Tribute to Service and Sacrifice.
More: baseballhall.org/hofclassic
Tickets: ow.ly/N6se50XVtcH
Join us May 23 and salute your heroes at the Hall of Fame Military Classic: A Tribute to Service and Sacrifice.
More: baseballhall.org/hofclassic
Tickets: ow.ly/N6se50XVtcH
The Hall of Fame remembers All-Star pitcher Dave Giusti, who passed away Sunday at the age of 86.
Giusti won 100 games and saved 145 more over 15 seasons, including a National League-best 30 saves in 1971 with the World Series champion @pirates.com.
📸 Doug McWilliams
Giusti won 100 games and saved 145 more over 15 seasons, including a National League-best 30 saves in 1971 with the World Series champion @pirates.com.
📸 Doug McWilliams
January 12, 2026 at 5:45 PM
The Hall of Fame remembers All-Star pitcher Dave Giusti, who passed away Sunday at the age of 86.
Giusti won 100 games and saved 145 more over 15 seasons, including a National League-best 30 saves in 1971 with the World Series champion @pirates.com.
📸 Doug McWilliams
Giusti won 100 games and saved 145 more over 15 seasons, including a National League-best 30 saves in 1971 with the World Series champion @pirates.com.
📸 Doug McWilliams
The winds of Candlestick Park were no match for Willie McCovey, who topped the 30-home run mark seven times and led the National League in homers three times.
The Hall of Famer and @sfgiants.com legend was born on Jan. 10, 1938.
📸 Doug McWilliams
The Hall of Famer and @sfgiants.com legend was born on Jan. 10, 1938.
📸 Doug McWilliams
January 10, 2026 at 4:30 PM
The winds of Candlestick Park were no match for Willie McCovey, who topped the 30-home run mark seven times and led the National League in homers three times.
The Hall of Famer and @sfgiants.com legend was born on Jan. 10, 1938.
📸 Doug McWilliams
The Hall of Famer and @sfgiants.com legend was born on Jan. 10, 1938.
📸 Doug McWilliams
Who will join Jeff Kent in the Hall of Fame Class of 2026?
Find out Jan. 20 as the results of the BBWAA Hall of Fame election are revealed live from Cooperstown on MLB Network. ow.ly/Plss50XU0Uy
Find out Jan. 20 as the results of the BBWAA Hall of Fame election are revealed live from Cooperstown on MLB Network. ow.ly/Plss50XU0Uy
January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Who will join Jeff Kent in the Hall of Fame Class of 2026?
Find out Jan. 20 as the results of the BBWAA Hall of Fame election are revealed live from Cooperstown on MLB Network. ow.ly/Plss50XU0Uy
Find out Jan. 20 as the results of the BBWAA Hall of Fame election are revealed live from Cooperstown on MLB Network. ow.ly/Plss50XU0Uy
Using his elite split-fingered fastball, Bruce Sutter led his league in saves five times and finished his career with exactly 300.
The Hall of Famer was born #OTD in 1953.
The Hall of Famer was born #OTD in 1953.
January 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Using his elite split-fingered fastball, Bruce Sutter led his league in saves five times and finished his career with exactly 300.
The Hall of Famer was born #OTD in 1953.
The Hall of Famer was born #OTD in 1953.
Swaying, rocking, wiggling and wobbling on #NationalBobbleheadDay. 🙂↕️
January 7, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Swaying, rocking, wiggling and wobbling on #NationalBobbleheadDay. 🙂↕️
Ten years ago today, Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza got their calls to the Hall of Fame.
The election marked the highest and lowest MLB Draft selections – Junior at No. 1 overall, Piazza as a 62nd-round pick – to earn a spot in Cooperstown. ow.ly/xawC50XSGzu
The election marked the highest and lowest MLB Draft selections – Junior at No. 1 overall, Piazza as a 62nd-round pick – to earn a spot in Cooperstown. ow.ly/xawC50XSGzu
January 6, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Ten years ago today, Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza got their calls to the Hall of Fame.
The election marked the highest and lowest MLB Draft selections – Junior at No. 1 overall, Piazza as a 62nd-round pick – to earn a spot in Cooperstown. ow.ly/xawC50XSGzu
The election marked the highest and lowest MLB Draft selections – Junior at No. 1 overall, Piazza as a 62nd-round pick – to earn a spot in Cooperstown. ow.ly/xawC50XSGzu
The Class of 1999 had some serious star power.
George Brett, Nolan Ryan and Robin Yount were all elected to the Hall of Fame 27 years ago today. ow.ly/192750XRWQj
George Brett, Nolan Ryan and Robin Yount were all elected to the Hall of Fame 27 years ago today. ow.ly/192750XRWQj
January 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The Class of 1999 had some serious star power.
George Brett, Nolan Ryan and Robin Yount were all elected to the Hall of Fame 27 years ago today. ow.ly/192750XRWQj
George Brett, Nolan Ryan and Robin Yount were all elected to the Hall of Fame 27 years ago today. ow.ly/192750XRWQj
With 15 Silver Slugger Awards, 22 All-Star Game selections and more than 5,000 hits between them, Ryne Sandberg and
Wade Boggs made quite the pair.
They joined the ranks of baseball’s best #OTD in 2005 when they were elected to the Hall of Fame. ow.ly/Phrn50XRz8b
Wade Boggs made quite the pair.
They joined the ranks of baseball’s best #OTD in 2005 when they were elected to the Hall of Fame. ow.ly/Phrn50XRz8b
January 4, 2026 at 8:30 PM
With 15 Silver Slugger Awards, 22 All-Star Game selections and more than 5,000 hits between them, Ryne Sandberg and
Wade Boggs made quite the pair.
They joined the ranks of baseball’s best #OTD in 2005 when they were elected to the Hall of Fame. ow.ly/Phrn50XRz8b
Wade Boggs made quite the pair.
They joined the ranks of baseball’s best #OTD in 2005 when they were elected to the Hall of Fame. ow.ly/Phrn50XRz8b
Join us in wishing Edgar Martinez a happy birthday!
The Hall of Famer and Mariners legend turns 63 today.
The Hall of Famer and Mariners legend turns 63 today.
January 2, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Join us in wishing Edgar Martinez a happy birthday!
The Hall of Famer and Mariners legend turns 63 today.
The Hall of Famer and Mariners legend turns 63 today.
Happy New Year, everyone! May your ’26 be as legendary as Wade Boggs.
📸 Doug McWilliams
📸 Doug McWilliams
January 1, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Happy New Year, everyone! May your ’26 be as legendary as Wade Boggs.
📸 Doug McWilliams
📸 Doug McWilliams
Join us in wishing Sandy Koufax a happy 90th birthday!
Some Hall of Fame advice from the legendary lefty: “I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it.”
Some Hall of Fame advice from the legendary lefty: “I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it.”
December 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Join us in wishing Sandy Koufax a happy 90th birthday!
Some Hall of Fame advice from the legendary lefty: “I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it.”
Some Hall of Fame advice from the legendary lefty: “I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it.”
Missing the Man of Steal a little extra today. 💛
Rickey Henderson, baseball's all-time stolen base king, was born #OTD in 1958.
📸 Brad Mangin
Rickey Henderson, baseball's all-time stolen base king, was born #OTD in 1958.
📸 Brad Mangin
December 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Missing the Man of Steal a little extra today. 💛
Rickey Henderson, baseball's all-time stolen base king, was born #OTD in 1958.
📸 Brad Mangin
Rickey Henderson, baseball's all-time stolen base king, was born #OTD in 1958.
📸 Brad Mangin
From our Hall of Fame family to yours, we wish you a very Merry Christmas!
December 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
From our Hall of Fame family to yours, we wish you a very Merry Christmas!
Spotted over Cooperstown… 👀
December 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Spotted over Cooperstown… 👀
No matter the league, no matter the era, Josh Gibson stands as one of the greatest power hitters of all time.
The legendary Negro Leagues catcher was born #OTD in 1911.
The legendary Negro Leagues catcher was born #OTD in 1911.
December 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
No matter the league, no matter the era, Josh Gibson stands as one of the greatest power hitters of all time.
The legendary Negro Leagues catcher was born #OTD in 1911.
The legendary Negro Leagues catcher was born #OTD in 1911.
For more than two decades, Al Kaline was the face of Detroit baseball.
Born #OTD in 1934, the man who became known as Mr. Tiger earned 10 Gold Gloves, made 18 All-Star teams and led his club to the 1968 World Series title.
Born #OTD in 1934, the man who became known as Mr. Tiger earned 10 Gold Gloves, made 18 All-Star teams and led his club to the 1968 World Series title.
December 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
For more than two decades, Al Kaline was the face of Detroit baseball.
Born #OTD in 1934, the man who became known as Mr. Tiger earned 10 Gold Gloves, made 18 All-Star teams and led his club to the 1968 World Series title.
Born #OTD in 1934, the man who became known as Mr. Tiger earned 10 Gold Gloves, made 18 All-Star teams and led his club to the 1968 World Series title.
Ty Cobb, a member of the inaugural Hall of Fame class, was born #OTD in 1886.
The Georgia Peach sped around the basepaths while earning 12 batting titles with the Tigers, including nine in a row from 1907-15.
The Georgia Peach sped around the basepaths while earning 12 batting titles with the Tigers, including nine in a row from 1907-15.
December 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Ty Cobb, a member of the inaugural Hall of Fame class, was born #OTD in 1886.
The Georgia Peach sped around the basepaths while earning 12 batting titles with the Tigers, including nine in a row from 1907-15.
The Georgia Peach sped around the basepaths while earning 12 batting titles with the Tigers, including nine in a row from 1907-15.
Autumn Glory still runs Dodger Blue in Cooperstown.
See treasures from the back-to-back World Series champions in the Museum’s postseason exhibit: ow.ly/1EKc50XKvWG
See treasures from the back-to-back World Series champions in the Museum’s postseason exhibit: ow.ly/1EKc50XKvWG
December 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Autumn Glory still runs Dodger Blue in Cooperstown.
See treasures from the back-to-back World Series champions in the Museum’s postseason exhibit: ow.ly/1EKc50XKvWG
See treasures from the back-to-back World Series champions in the Museum’s postseason exhibit: ow.ly/1EKc50XKvWG