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Big Papi still awestruck as Hall of Fame induction looms

FILE - New York Mets' Gil Hodges smiles in March 1963. Hodges will be posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame during ceremonies on Sunday, July 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Harry Harris, File) FILE - Brooklyn Dodgers infielder Gil Hodges is shown in posed action in New York, May 10, 1951. Hodges will be posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, July 24, 2022. (AP Photo/John Rooney) FILE - Chicago White Sox legend Minnie Minoso attends a news conference in Chicago, Oct. 29, 2013. Minoso will be posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, July 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File) FILE - Minnie Minoso, Chicago White Sox outfielder, practices running the bases at Comiskey Park in Chicago, June 1, 1955. Minosa will be posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, July 24, 2022. (AP Photo/File) FILE - Minnesota Twins' outfielder Tony Oliva is pictured in March 1968. Oliva will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, July 24, 2022. (AP Photo/File) FILE - This is a 2020 photo of Tony Oliva, formerly of the Minnesota Twins baseball team, on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, in Fort Myers, Fla. Oliva will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame during ceremonies on Sunday, July 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File) FILE - Minnesota Twins' pitcher Jim Kaat pitches against the Detroit Tigers in St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 26, 1966. Kaat threw a 1-0 shutout for his 25th win of the season. Kaat will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, July 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Robert Walsh, File) Former Boston Red Sox player David Ortiz tips his hat to the crowd during the MLB All Star Celebrity Softball game, Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Big Papi still awestruck as Hall of Fame induction looms