When Baseball Hall of Fame chairman Jane Forbes Clark introduced Adrián Beltré to the crowd in Cooperstown, N.Y., a man holding his plaque emerged from backstage.
President of the Baseball Hall of Fame Josh Rawitch held the plaque for the crowd to see, along with some help from Beltre and the two shared a moment that neither could have predicted when their careers crossed paths in Los Angeles back in 1998.
Beltré, a 19-year-old at the time, had just been called up by the Los Angeles Dodgers for his big league debut. Rawitch was the coordinator of advertising and special events for the club.