Tom Hamilton, an iconic figure in Cleveland sports for more than three decades, will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this weekend.

When Tom Hamilton introduced his Wisconsinite parents to the legendary Bob Uecker in the radio booth one day many years ago, Uecker jokingly apologized to them that they were forced to listen to him and not their son when they tuned into Brewers games.

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Cleveland Guardians radio play-by-play announcer Tom Hamilton spoke on Saturday in Cooperstown, NY. after receiving the 2025 Ford C. Frick Award, getting him into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

In accepting the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a baseball broadcaster, Hammy expressed being 'overwhelmed, humbled, honored, and grateful.'

This is where Cleveland radio broadcaster Tom Hamilton holds court, where he sits each afternoon to scribble the lineups and prepare his notes before a visitor knocks on the door. He makes every colleague feel like there’s nowhere on the planet he’d rather be than in that moment, at that table, talking to them. He does the same thing on the mic.

Ichiro Suzuki, one of baseball’s most iconic hitters, will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, becoming the first Japanese player to receive the sport’s highest honor.

Tom Hamilton meticulously prepares nightly to broadcast a Guardians baseball game on the radio, which should come as no surprise to anyone who has listened to his distinctive calls for 36 years

Subscribe to The Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m. Tom Hamilton is a legend. Hamilton, who is in his 36th year of broadcasting Cleveland baseball games on the radio,