Fellow Hall of Famers Tony La Russa, Jim Thome and Mauer will join Smith for the $1,000 event. Participants receive a morning reception in the Hall's plaque gallery, a photo with the Hall of Famers, and a commemorative gift to be autographed, along with on-the-field instruction from the Hall of Famers.

In the finale of “Long Road to Cooperstown,” we examine Dick Allen’s legacy, on and off the field, which looks dramatically different with the hindsight of history than it did in the era in which he played.

En route to Cooperstown for his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Yankees legend CC Sabathia’s car broke down, leaving him and his family on the side of the road.