As summer sets in, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is preparing to reopen its doors on Friday, June 26, in accordance with New York State’s regionally-focused phased reopening plan and with many enhanced health and safety procedures.

Commissioner of Baseball Robert D. Manfred, Jr. announced on Tuesday that Major League Baseball anticipates beginning its 2020 regular season on July 23rd or July 24th.

Two of the heroes of the 1980s will connect with fans around the globe as the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum adds to its virtual programming lineup. As part of the Museum’s Safe at Home initiative, Dennis Eckersley and Alan Trammell will be special guests in upcoming Virtual Voices of the Game programs. Viewers can interact with the Hall of Fame legends as they reminisce about their careers and share stories of their favorite moments as Hall of Famers.

In the 1950s and early 1960s, the Milwaukee Braves played several exhibition games at Toronto’s Maple Leaf Stadium. Canadian Baseball Network writer Denis Gibbons shares that Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews and Warren Spahn were among the Hall of Famers to play for the Braves in those games.

Larry Shenk recounts the day in 1947 that the Philadelphia Phillies visited tiny Egypt, Pa., with the sole purpose of signing a high school pitcher named Curt Simmons.

Ken Kendrick has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, bringing the total number of directors to 17 for the nonprofit educational institution.