Help us wish Hall of Famer Jim Kaat a happy 87th birthday! From humble beginnings in Zeeland, Mich., the left-hander went on to win 283 games – the eighth-most among southpaws – over his 25-year career.

“From the first time I held a ball, it settled in the palm of my right hand as though it belonged there and, when I threw it, ball, hand and wrist, and arm and shoulder and back seemed to all work together.” The great Walter Johnson was born #OTD in 1887.

Subscribe to the Hall of Fame's YouTube channel for new discoveries each Wednesday from the Bob Wolff Film Collection. This week, we explore a rare interview with Hall of Famer Ted Williams: ow.ly/zAmm50Xn6cX

One legendary Dodgers lefty tips his cap to another. Clayton Kershaw will be eligible for election to the Hall of Fame in 2031: ow.ly/X5tX50XmJK9

The Contemporary Baseball Era player ballot features eight candidates for consideration in the Hall of Fame Class of 2026. Results will be announced at 7:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 7: ow.ly/Agwx50XlQRH

With their third title in the last six seasons, the Dodgers know the way to Cooperstown. The story of the 2025 #WorldSeries will soon be told in the Museum's Autumn Glory exhibit: ow.ly/sLFI50XltjA

Dodgers #WorldSeries artifacts coming to the Hall of Fame: 🔹 Freddie Freeman's G3 bat 🔹 Will Klein's G3 glove 🔹 Base from 18-inning Game 3 🔹 Dave Roberts jersey 🔹 Mookie Betts final out glove 🔹 Will Smith’s G7 spikes 🔹 Yoshinobu Yamamoto's G7 cap 🔹 Andrew Friedman's championship celebration shirt

Congratulations to the 2025 #WorldSeries champion Los Angeles Dodgers!

You're the man now, Crime Dog. Join us in wishing Hall of Famer Fred McGriff a happy 62nd birthday! 🎉

Happy Halloween from all of us here in Cooperstown! 🎃

This November, the Hall of Fame will offer free admission to all military Veterans and recognize Veterans Day with special public programs. ow.ly/k5JY50XkvjT

Sandy Koufax earned a pitching Triple Crown and swept the 1963 awards season with 25 wins, 306 strikeouts and a 1.88 ERA. After taking home World Series MVP honors and the Cy Young Award, he added NL MVP to his resume 62 years ago today. ow.ly/1PgT50XkiPo

Enjoying The Road to Cooperstown podcast? Leave us a review and share your #CooperstownMemories for a chance to hear them in a future episode!

Tom Seaver’s 1969 season was simply Amazin’. After leading the @mets.com to their first World Series title, Seaver won his first of three Cy Young Awards on this date 56 years ago.

Let's play another Hall of Fame name game! Give us your best ones for #NationalCatDay: Tabby Hartnett Tony Purrez Joe Meower Jim Kaat

Happy #NationalCatDay from Hall of Fame *meownager* Tony La Russa! 📸: Brad Mangin

Thank you to @ken-rosenthal.bsky.social for spotlighting the Museum tonight! Every gift, large or small, promotes our nonprofit educational mission of preserving history, honoring excellence and connecting generations: baseballhall.org/giving

In the Year of the Pitcher, one man stood above the rest. Bob Gibson won his first of two Cy Young Awards on this date in 1968 after leading the National League with 268 strikeouts, 13 shutouts and a 1.12 ERA.

History never sleeps. Freddie Freeman (2024, 2025) joined Hall of Fame outfielder Goose Goslin (1934, 1935) as the only players in World Series history with multiple walk-off hits.

Might be time to start warming up…

Sandy sighting. 🤩

It was a thrilling finish Mariners fans will not soon forget. Special thanks to J.P. Crawford, who has donated the spikes he wore when he scored the winning run of the ALDS' 15-inning finale to the Hall of Fame!

Did you know that Ralph Kiner, born #OTD in 1922, is the only Hall of Famer born in New Mexico? The @pirates.com star was the first National League player to hit 50 home runs in two different seasons and still holds the franchise record with 54 in 1949.

Fair warning: If you destroy a baseball in the World Series, your teammates might destroy your uniform. The Cardinals literally took the shirt off David Freese’s back after his Game 6 walk-off homer #OTD in 2011, and the jersey – well, most of it – now resides in Cooperstown.

There have been 24 grand slams in #WorldSeries history, but Addison Barger was the first player ever to knock one as a pinch hitter. He's donating his spikes from the Blue Jays' Game 1 win to the Hall of Fame.

¡Feliz cumpleaños, Pedro! Join us in wishing the @redsox.com legend a happy birthday!

Cooperstown is always keeping score. Give us your prediction: Who will make #WorldSeries history this week?

Join us in wishing Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki a happy birthday! It will be hard to top 51, but here’s hoping your 52nd is just as legendary.

Carlton Fisk knows a thing or two about a great finale. On the anniversary of his legendary home run, the Hall of Fame catcher joins us to close out the second season of The Road to Cooperstown podcast: baseballhall.org/podcast

Fifty years ago today, Carlton Fisk waved it fair. His walk-off home run for the @redsox.com 12 innings, four hours and one minute after the start of Game 6 on this date in 1975 endures as a signature moment in World Series history. ow.ly/8mKl50Xfw0F

“It was all I lived for, to play baseball.” – Mickey Mantle The three-time MVP, seven-time World Series champion and Hall of Famer was born on this date in 1931.

The Dominican Dandy turns 88 today. Help us wish Juan Marichal a happy birthday! 🎉

Might we interest you in another three-homer postseason game? Reggie Jackson’s performance #OTD in 1977 was so iconic it earned him a new nickname – Mr. October. ow.ly/ErOq50XeuwP

Any plans for next summer? How about a position in Cooperstown? Applications are now open for the 2026 Steele Internship Program! ➡️ baseballhall.org/intern

He earned World Series wins in three separate decades, so it seems fitting that Jim Palmer was born in October. Join us in wishing the Hall of Fame pitcher and Orioles legend a happy 80th birthday!

This week’s guest on The Road to Cooperstown podcast is Rod Carew! Subscribe for more: baseballhall.org/podcast

Wishing the happiest of birthdays to a Hall of Famer, Padres legend and one of the greatest closers of all time – Trevor Hoffman!

He's The Ignitor for a reason. With rally towel in hand, Hall of Famer Paul Molitor delivered the ceremonial first pitch before the Brewers' Game 5 victory!

Twenty-six years ago tonight, Pedro Martínez was untouchable. His six hitless innings out of the bullpen to help Boston advance to the 1999 ALCS produced one of the greatest games Joe Castiglione witnessed in his @redsox.com career.

One year ago, St. Petersburg residents were picking up the pieces after the devastation of Hurricane Milton. The stories of the Rays' resilience and temporary relocation are told in Cooperstown, where a piece of the Tropicana Field roof is now preserved.

The style of play has changed drastically since Joe Sewell’s day, but his strikeout statistics remain remarkable. The Hall of Famer, born #OTD in 1898, whiffed just 114 times over 7,132 career at-bats, while 104 batters struck out more than that in 2025 alone.

Before Brock Holt hit for the first cycle in postseason history on Oct. 8, 2018, he wrote NIXON on one of his batting gloves in support of a child battling leukemia. Nixon, now 13 years old, recently made a trip to Cooperstown to see this piece of history in person.

“I still have my ears ringing from that crowd in the Kingdome.” Thirty years after The Double, Mariners legend Edgar Martinez reflected on his magical moment on The Road to Cooperstown podcast. youtu.be/27zhZD8QQm8

The image of Yogi Berra leaping into Don Larsen’s arms will play on postseason highlight reels for all time. Larsen threw the first – and thus far, only – perfect game in World Series history #OTD in 1956. ow.ly/nwAi50TGF4y

The Big Train and the Bambino, 100 years ago today. Walter Johnson and Babe Ruth pose for a photo before Game 1 of the 1925 World Series.

Tony La Russa is this week’s guest on The Road to Cooperstown podcast! Subscribe for more: baseballhall.org/podcast

One small step for man, one Mammoth leap to Cooperstown. Our thanks to John Oliver of @lastweektonight.com for donating the special edition jersey he wore when he rebranded the Erie SeaWolves as the Erie Moon Mammoths! 🌙🦣

Join us in wishing a happy 74th birthday to one of the greatest athletes and ambassadors in all of sports, Dave Winfield! 🎉

He's the man with seven batting titles, 18 All-Star selections and "mad hits" – 3,053, to be precise. Join us in wishing Hall of Famer Rod Carew a happy 80th birthday! 🥳

With a double on this date in 1972, Roberto Clemente became the first Latin American player to join the 3,000-hit club. The Great One used this bat to record the last regular season hit of his exceptional career. ow.ly/4zaC50X4gNi