LEADING OFF: Big Papi takes center stage at Hall inductions


              Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Shane Bieber delivers in the ninth inning in the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox, Tuesday, July 12, 2022, in Cleveland. The Guardians won 4-1. (AP Photo/David Dermer)
            
              National League pitcher Sandy Alcantara, of the Miami Marlins, looks for the sign before throwing a pitch to the American League during the second inning of the MLB All-Star baseball game, Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
            
              National League starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, throws to an American League batter during the first inning of the MLB All-Star baseball game, Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
            
              FILE - Buck O'Neil walks to the field as he is introduced before a minor league all-star game Tuesday, July 18, 2006, in Kansas City, Kan. O'Neil will be posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, July 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Charlie Riede, File)
            
              FILE - David Ortiz speaks to reporters during a news conference after his orientation tour of the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Monday, May. 2, 2022, in Cooperstown, N.Y. The former Boston Red Sox player will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, July 24. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)
            
              American League pitcher Nestor Cortes, of the New York Yankees, uses an earpiece and microphone to talk to his battery mate catcher Jose Trevino, also of the Yankees, betfore throwing a pitch to the National League during the sixth inning of the MLB All-Star baseball game, Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
            
              Chicago White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease throws against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July 17, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig)
LEADING OFF: Big Papi takes center stage at Hall inductions