Cooperstown will install new members open to the public in its entirety

After state authorities lifted restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, the Baseball Hall of Fame decided that the September 8 ceremony to install its new members will return to its traditional model and will not require a ticket to people entering the green space of the Clark Sports Complex in Cooperstown, New York.

This year’s exaltation ceremony will honor the members of the 2020 class: Derek Jeter, Marvin Miller, Ted Simmons and Larry Walker. No candidate was chosen for the 2021 induction. Jeter and Walker were elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA), while Simmons and Miller by one of the era committees that make up the Cooperstown Veterans Committee.

Two weeks ago, the Hall of Fame announced the change of date (from the traditional last Sunday of July to the first week of September) and that it would provide free tickets in advance for the green zone behind the complex, as a way to control attendance in the middle of a pandemic.

Since 1992, the Baseball Hall of Fame ceremony has been held with estimated crowds approaching and exceeding 50,000, including about 55,000 for the 2019 edition, when pitchers Mariano Rivera and Lee Smith were inducted. starters Mike Mussina and Roy Halladay and designated hitters Harold Baines and Edgar Martinez. The 82,000-attendee mark was established in 2007 to the exaltation of Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Hall of Fame was unable to have its ceremony last year.

Last week, New York State lifted the latest measures that had been in place from the previous year for COVID-19 after more than 70% of adults received at least one dose of the vaccine, announced Governor Andrew Cuomo.

“We reached 70% vaccination. It is the national goal, and we reached it early. This means that we can return to life as we knew it,” Cuomo said at a press conference, more than a year after New York outside the national epicenter of the pandemic.

The governor’s ordinance was the green light for state sports teams, including the Major League Baseball New York Yankees and New York Mets, to open their stadiums to full capacity. The Yankees received just over 75,000 fans during the weekend series against the Oakland Athletics, while the Mets began selling unlimited tickets Monday.

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