The coronavirus pandemic claimed a summer tradition as the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum announced Wednesday that the 2020 induction ceremonies in Cooperstown, N.Y., are canceled.
It will mark the first year since 1960 that a new class won't be inducted. This year's ceremonies had been scheduled for July 26.
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