When Astros and owner Drayton McLane traded Billy Wagner to Philadelphia in 2003, there were hard feelings on both sides but no more.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Guardians broadcaster Tom Hamilton will deliver his remarks upon receiving the 2025 Ford C. Frick Award, presented by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, on Saturday in a ceremony set to begin at 3 p.m.

Both Hall of Famers were elected last December by the Classic Baseball Era Committee. Allen passed away in 2020 and Parker died this June 28.

It’s down to a mere few hours now, the time when five of the national pastime’s greatest receive the ultimate career-topping honor: Induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame with its corresponding bronze plaque signifying their eternal status.

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