CC Sabathia didn’t make it to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by himself. That’s why the longtime New York Yankees ace dedicated much of his induction speech to the women and men who guided him along the way,

Lefty starter CC Sabathia, outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, and lefty reliever Billy Wagner were voted into the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America. First baseman Dick Allen and outfielder Dave Parker were voted into Cooperstown by the Hall of Fame's Classic Baseball Era Committee.