Former players inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame (18 images)

From left to right, Harold Baines, Lee Smith, Edgar Martinez, Mike Mussina, Mariano Rivera and Brandi Halladay hold induction plaques. Photo by George Napolitano/UPI

Rivera, Major League Baseball's chief baseball officer Joe Torre, and Mussina pose together at the ceremony. Photo by George Napolitano/UPI

New York Yankees closer Rivera holds his induction plaque. Photo by George Napolitano/UPI

Rivera, who recorded a Major League record 652 times in his career, gave the final speech. "First of all, I don't understand why I always have to be the last," Rivera joked. "I kept saying that for the last 17 years of my career: 'Why do I have to be the last one?' I guess being the last one was special." Photo by George Napolitano/UPI