COOPERSTOWN, N.Y.—Derek Jeter visited Cooperstown when he was a kid nearly four decades ago and says he doesn’t remember much about the trip. He’s returning this week and likely won’t ever forget even one moment. After a delay of well over a year, the former New York Yankees shortstop and captain will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday along with fellow class of 2020 members Ted Simmons, Larry Walker, and the late Marvin Miller, whose efforts on the labor front changed the game. Last year’s ceremony was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nobody was selected from this year’s writers’ ballot and the Hall of Fame’s Era committees postponed their scheduled elections until the upcoming offseason because of the pandemic. “As strange as this sounds or may sound, I’m trying not to think about it,” the 47-year-old Jeter, now an owner and CEO of the Miami …
Finally, Jeter, Walker, and Simmons to Be Inducted Into Hall of Fame
September 7, 2021
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