The National Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony, one of the sport’s biggest celebrations, has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Hall of Fame’s 2020 weekend festivities, which were scheduled for July 24-27 in Cooperstown, N.Y., were pushed back to 2021.
This year’s inductees were to include Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, a first-ballot selection, and White Sox announcer Ken “Hawk” Harrelson, the Ford C. Frick Award winner whose 42 years as a major-league broadcaster included 33 with the White Sox.
The postponement is a huge financial hit to the Cooperstown community, which annually relies on a turnout of nearly 10,000 visitors for the weekend.