Vallejo native and former professional baseball player CC Sabathia was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame on Sunday. The left-handed pitcher made his way to Cooperstown, New York to be recognized as one of the greats.

Mixing sneaky humor with heartfelt messages, the first Japanese-born player to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame stole the show in Cooperstown.

Suzuki referened the lone writer who did not give him a Hall of Fame vote, saying that a previous invitation to dinner had now "expired."