COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) -- Fresh from a thunderous ovation in the city where he became a star, Tim Raines settled into a director's chair in the quiet of the Plaque Gallery at the Baseball Hall of Fame and only one word came to mind.
''Wow!'' Raines said Wednesday after a walking tour of baseball's Mecca. ''This is a day I've been waiting for for a long time. It's kind of unbelievable.''
The 57-year-old Raines was elected to the Hall of Fame in January as part of the Class of 2017 by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, along with Jeff Bagwell and Ivan Rodriguez.