The National Baseball Hall of Fame welcomed its class of 2025 on Sunday as Dick Allen, Dave Parker, CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki, and Billy Wagner were enshrined in Cooperstown. Look at the new inductees' plaques and highlights from their speeches here.

Ohtani is obviously one of the best offensive players in the league. He won MVP last season, deservedly so, while serving only as a designated hitter. That's how valuable he is on offense. And the thought process behind him being so far ahead in MVP discussions this season is that he's taking that offensive value and adding back the pitching side.

Can this weekend's Baseball Hall of Fame induction of Dick Allen and Dave Parker teach us a lesson about politics?

Former Cleveland and New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia will be enshrined into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 27.

The late Reds outfielder and Cincinnati native Dave Parker was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday. His son, Dave Parker II, accepted the induction on his behalf.