Mike Schmidt’s Hall of Fame induction speech
Posted: June 14, 2022 Filed under: 20th Century | Tags: All-Star Game, Baseball, Baseball Hall of Fame, Gold Glove Award, history, Major League Baseball, Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award, Mike Schmidt, MLB, National Baseball Hall of Fame, National League, Philadelphia Phillies, sports, The Sporting News Leave a commentMike Schmidt played 18 seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies, and in that time, Schmidt was a 12-time All-Star and a three-time National League MVP. Over the course of his career, Schmidt hit 548 home runs, including 40 or more home runs in three separate seasons and 30 or more home runs in ten other seasons. He also won ten Gold Glove Awards and was named The Sporting News Player of the Decade for the 1980s.
Mike Schmidt was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1995. In his induction speech below, I particularly like Schmidt’s discussions on positive encouragement for kids and on the need for baseball to reconnect with its fans.
