About 53, 000 people gathered on the emblematic glade at Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, New York, to meet the new members of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Many of the audience were friends and relatives of the six newcomers, but the main presence was provided by fans who came to see with their eyes one of the biggest legends of MLB: Chipper Jones, Jim Thome, Trevor Hoffman, Vladimir Guerrero, Jack Morris, and Alan Trammell. The Graduation Ceremony `18 took place on Sunday afternoon and gathered the second largest audience in history. The record has so far been 82, 000 when Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn were introduced in 2007. Expected to be overtaken by the peak next summer or at the latest in 2020 when the Hall of Fame will undoubtedly open doors for two ofmodern icons of New York Yankees - first for Mariano Rivera, and then for Derek Jeter. `The second largest audience, it`s very cool, I did not expect we were so interesting!`, commented Trammell, having spent his en tire career in Detroit Tigers (1977-1996). He and his former teammate at the `Tiger` Maurice were chosen by the Special Commission `Modern Age`. The remaining four gathered more than 75 percent of the vote of the American Baseball Association (BBWAA). Jones (97, 2%) and Tommy (89, 8%) received the necessary support from their first inclusion in the 5th after retirement, while Guerrero (92. 9%) succeeded the second time and Hoffman - from the third.
