According to the Baseball Almanac, there have been 20,787 players in Major League Baseball history. However, just 277 of those have made it to the Baseball Hall of Fame, or 1.3 percent, making it one of the most distinguished clubs in all of sports.
On Tuesday, three former players got the call from the Hall of Fame that they will be enshrined in Cooperstown, N.Y., this year, joining Dick Allen and Dave Parker, who were previously elected via the Veterans Committee. The Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2025 will consist of Allen and Parker, plus the trio of Ichiro, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.
