Baseball Hall of Fame 2016: Ken Griffey Jr., Mike Piazza induction live blog

Justin McGuire

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The Baseball Hall of Fame's annual induction ceremony is over in Cooperstown, N.Y. The Hall welcomed two new members, Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza.

Take a look back at the ceremony:

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3:31: Griffey makes the world happy by putting his Hall of Fame cap on backwards.

3:30 p.m.: "I'm damn proud to be a Seattle Mariner."

3:29 p.m.: Cheers as Griffey name checks the 1975-76 Big Red Machine.

3:27 p.m.: Griffey says Buhner belongs in the Hall of Fame.

3:26 p.m.: Griffey calls Jay Buhner the greatest teammate he ever had.

3:25 p.m.: Big cheers from M's fans as Griffey thanks Randy Johnson.

3:22 p.m.: Cheers as Griffey thanks the Mariners.

3:19 p.m.: Griffey references Will Smith's "Just the Two of Us."

3:14 p.m.: Griffey's voice cracks as he thanks his dad, Ken Griffey Sr., former All-Star for the Big Red Machine.

3:10 p.m.: An emotional Griffey chokes up several times as he begins his remarks.

3:07 p.m.: Manfred reads Griffey's plaque:

3:03 p.m.: Crowd watches Griffey video.

2:50 p.m.: Piazza chokes up as he thanks his father, the son of Italian immigrants.

2:47 p.m.: Piazza starts talking about the 9/11 attacks and praises the police officers, firefighters and first responders who lost their lives.

2:46 p.m.: 'Let's go Mets!' chant breaks out after Piazza thanks Met fans.

2:42 p.m.: Big cheers from the crowd as Piazza mentions 1998 trade to the Mets.

2:41 p.m.: Piazza thanks Dodgers, with whom he has a tense relationship.

2:40 p.m.: Piazza thanks former teammate and close friend Eric Karros.

2:33 p.m.: Piazza thanks Tommy Lasorda, long-time family friend who played key role in his career.

2:31 p.m.: Piazza singles out Hall of Famers Mike Schmidt and Johnny Bench for thanks.

2:30 p.m.: Piazza starts choking up, as he promised he would.

2:26 p.m.: Manfred reads inscription on Piazza. His post-9/11 homer is mentioned.

2:22 p.m.: Piazza video being shown to crowd.

2:20 p.m.: Manfred still talking.

2:17 p.m.: Rob Manfred speaking. Crowd greets him with polite applause.

2:01 p.m.: Griffey is introduced to even more thunderous applause.

2 p.m.: Piazza introduced to thunderous applause.

1:50 p.m.: Biggest cheer of the day so far for former Mariners ace (and Griffey teammate( Randy Johnson.

1:44 p.m.: Big cheers for Pedro Martinez, followed by big cheers for Sandy Koufax.

1:38 p.m.: Orioles announcer Gary Thorne takes the podium as master of ceremonies. He introduces the returning Hall of Famers.

1:36 p.m.: Hall President Jeff Idelson takes the podium. He says 48 living Hall of Famers are on hand.

1:34 p.m.: John Fogerty's "Centerfield" playing as we get ready for the ceremony.

1:21 p.m.: Lots of folks on hand to welcome Griffey and Piazza:

1:15 p.m.: MLB Network wants to get you pumped up:

Simmons narrates "2016 Hall of Fame: Crafted," a video looking at Griffey and Piazza and the process of making their plaques. Take a look and get ready for some goose bumps:

When is the 2016 Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony?

Sunday, July 24, in Cooperstown, N.Y.

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What time is the 2016 Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony?

Activities begin 1:30 p.m. ET.

What TV channel will carry the 2016 Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony?

The entire ceremony will be broadcast on MLB Network. Pre-ceremony coverage begins at 11 a.m. ET. Live streaming is available.

Featuring Hall of Fame award-winning writer Peter Gammons, Griffey’s former Seattle Mariners teammate Harold Reynolds, Piazza’s former New York Mets teammate Al Leiter, and hosts Greg Amsinger and Brian Kenny, MLB Network’s live on-site coverage will begin with MLB Tonight on Sunday at noon ET, followed by the Induction Ceremony at 1:30 p.m. ET.

Justin McGuire