Vallejo native and former professional baseball player CC Sabathia was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame on Sunday. The left-handed pitcher made his way to Cooperstown, New York to be recognized as one of the greats.

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From left, Billy Wagner, Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Willa Allen (representing her late husband late Dick Allen) and David Parker II (representing his late father Dave Parker) pose for a photograph after the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Clark Sports Center on Sunday in Cooperstown, N.Y. Credit: Getty Images/Jim McIsaac

Dave Parker's Hall of Fame plaque reads, "Superstar outfielder delivered on the confidence he brought to the ballpark."

For me, and baseball lovers from Philly just like me, Allen was life-altering. After a nearly 50-year wait, he was immortalized in the Hall.

Tom Hamilton joined Jimmy Dudley and Jack Graney in representing Cleveland as winners of the Ford C. Frick Award.

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