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.

It's Hall of Fame weekend in Cooperstown, New York, and the new baseball inductees are on their way to town. Apparently, it's not always the most straightforward trip. Yankees legend C.C. Sabathia, about to be inducted this weekend as a Hall of Famer,