Meet the newest inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame

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Saturday, July 25, 2015
Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz, and Craig Biggio will inducted to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.
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Heads up Cooperstown, a new crop of baseball legends is about to join your ranks.

The 2015 National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is on Sunday, and some of the game's most dynamic and dominating players will join the ranks of baseball legends like Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron and Jackie Robinson. These newest inductees helped establish the future of America's pastime, and their legacies will be enshrined for years to come in the hollowed halls of Cooperstown.

Check out the 2015 National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees and some of their most iconic moments below.

Randy Johnson

At 6'10" and with an explosive arm, Randy Johnson was the most intimidating pitcher during his time in Major League Baseball. Nicknamed "The Big Unit," the left-handed Johnson racked up 303 wins, 4,875 strikeouts, and five Cy Young Awards during his storied 20+ year career in the MLB. Johnson played for seven franchises but spent most of his time with the Seattle Mariners and the Arizona Diamondbacks. But even as Johnson got older, his incredible pitching didn't dip in quality; in 2004, Johnson became the oldest pitcher to throw a perfect game in baseball history at 40 years old.

Pedro Martinez

It was hard to find a pitcher in the early 2000s who was as dominant as Pedro Martinez. The Domincan-born player held the record for highest winning percentage by a pitcher with at least 200 decisions, his final record being 219 wins and 100 losses. Martinez was also part of the 2004 Boston Red Sox team, which came from a three-game deficit to defeat the New York Yankees in the ALCS and eventually win the World Series, the franchise's first championship in 86 years.

John Smoltz

A four-seam fastball, a strong slider, a curveball and a knuckleball were just some of the pitches John Smoltz used to establish dominance on the mound. Smoltz spent most of his career with the Atlanta Braves and helped bring a World Series championship to the city in 1995. Smoltz is the only pitcher in major league history to have over 200 wins and 150 saves, and only the second pitcher in history to have a 20-win season and a 50-save season.

Craig Biggio

With over 3,000 hits and 291 career home runs, the Houston Astros franchise owes a great deal to Craig Biggio. The second-basemen spent all of his career with the Astros, holding a slew of team records plus four gold gloves and five silver sluggers. Plus Biggio was the only player to be named an All-Star at both catcher and second base in MLB history. Biggios iconic No. 7 was retired by the Astros franchise in 2008.

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