Sunday’s National Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony offered ample opportunity to celebrate the career of Pittsburgh Pirates great Dave Parker, one of five players immortalized this year in Cooperstown,

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner and the late Dave Parker and Dick Allen were honored. A look at their paths to the Hall.

Hall of Fame Chairman of the Board Jane Forbes Clark said after Parker's death in June 2025 that the Hall of Fame would "honor his incredible life and career at next month’s Induction Ceremony in Cooperstown, where his legacy will be remembered forever.”