Sunday will be an extraordinary day in Upstate New York, as six men will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. As the first unanimous selection in Cooperstown, Yankees icon Mariano Rivera will headline a stellar group of players that includes Edgar Martinez, Roy Halladay, Mike Mussina, Lee Smith and Harold Baines.
With Rivera and Halladay both being first-ballot Hall of Famers, Mussina in his sixth year of eligibility, Martinez in his 10th and final year of consideration — and Baines elected by the Veterans’ Committee, it got me thinking how crowded the induction stage will (or won’t) be in 2020.