Caps revealed for Hall of Fame Class of 2025 plaques

Vallejo native CC Sabathia has selected his team hat for his Baseball Hall of Fame plaque.

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Feb 11, 2025, 9:07 AM Updated: 9:07 am

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CC Sabathia, who pitched the last 11 seasons of his 19-year Major League career in New York, will be wearing a Yankees cap in his Hall of Fame plaque.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum announced on Monday the logos for members of the Class of 2025. Sabathia is joined by pitcher Billy Wagner (Houston Astros), and outfielders Ichiro Suzuki (Seattle Mariners), Dave Parker (Pittsburgh Pirates) and the late Dick Allen (Philadelphia Phillies).

The five members and/or their families had input on the logos, with the Hall of Fame making the final decision. Inductees had made the pick through 2001.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum has announced the cap selections that will appear on plaques for members of the Class of 2025: https://t.co/E9ZcrahqsS pic.twitter.com/XnxtI35RBC

— National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ (@baseballhall) February 10, 2025

More on the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame Class

The Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2025 will be inducted on July 27 in Cooperstown, N.Y. The plaques will be revealed immediately prior to each electee’s induction speech that day.

Sabathia, 44, played for Cleveland from 2001-08, winning the Cy Young Award in 2007, before finishing the 2008 season with the Milwaukee Brewers. The six-time All-Star played the rest of his career for the New York Yankees (2009-19).

Suzuki, 51, started and finished his career in Seattle. He earned the American League Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year awards in his first season of 2001, then left the Mariners for the New York Yankees in a 2012 trade.

The 10-time All-Star spent three seasons with the Miami Marlins (2015-17) before rejoining the Mariners in 2019 and retiring after two games.

Wagner, 53, played for the Astros from 1995-2003, then the Phillies (2004-05), New York Mets (2006-08), Boston Red Sox (2009) and Atlanta Braves (2010). He was a seven-time All-Star.

Parker, age 73, played for the Pirates from 1973-83, winning the Most Valuable Player Award in 1978. The seven-time All-Star also played for the Cincinnati Reds (1984-87), Oakland Athletics (1988-89), Brewers (1990), California Angels (1991) and Toronto Blue Jays (1991).

Parker and the late Dick Allen, who died in 2020 at age 78, were elected by the 16-member Classic Baseball Era Committee on Dec. 8.

Allen played for the Phillies from 1963-69 and 1975-76, winning National League Rookie of the Year in 1964. The seven-time All-Star also played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1970), Los Angeles Dodgers (1971), Chicago White Sox (1972-74, including the MVP in in 1972) and Athletics (1977).

–Field Level Media

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Set to play their first season in California’s capital, the A’s have announced two new jersey patches they will wear for the upcoming 2025 season. One will represent their new (temporary) home in Sacramento, and another will honor the late, great Rickey Henderson.

The following is from the A’s Press Release:

Sacramento Jersey Patch

To commemorate the club’s inaugural season in our state’s capital region, the A’s will wear a newly designed sleeve patch featuring a depiction of the iconic Tower Bridge, which is located behind the ballpark in right field, as well as the word “Sacramento” in script, all in the team’s classic green and gold color scheme.

Rickey Henderson Jersey Patch

Raised in Oakland and drafted by the A’s, Rickey Henderson (also a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame) went on to become the greatest player in franchise history and one of the greatest leadoff hitters of all time. He played 14 of his 25 seasons in an A’s uniform and is baseball’s all-time leader in stolen bases (1,406) and runs scored (2,295). Henderson was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2009 and had his number 24 retired by the A’s that year. To honor the greatest A’s player of all time, the team will wear a patch bearing Rickey’s iconic number 24 for the duration of the 2025 season.