St. Louis Cardinals announce details for 2022 Hall of Fame Weekend, August 26-28

Matt Holliday, Julián Javier & Charles Comiskey To Be Enshrined on Saturday, August 27

Matt Holliday with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2009. By shgmom56 on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, https commons.wikimedia.org

ST. LOUIS, Mo., August 19, 2022 – The St. Louis Cardinals today announced details surrounding the 2022 Cardinals Hall of Fame Weekend presented by Edward Jones on August 26-28. The weekend will be highlighted by the eighth annual Cardinals Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony of Matt HollidayJulián Javier, and the late Charles Comiskey, scheduled to take place at 3:00 PM CT on Saturday, August 27.

Over a dozen Cardinals Hall of Famers are scheduled to take part in the Induction Ceremony including Ozzie SmithWhitey HerzogTed SimmonsWillie McGeeMike ShannonTim McCarverMark McGwireJim EdmondsChris CarpenterScott RolenVince ColemanJohn Tudor, and Tom Herr.

Julián Javier at May 2017 St. Louis Cardinals 1967 World Series Reunion. By Johnmaxmena2 – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https commons.wikimedia.org

For the second consecutive year, the Induction Ceremony will be held outdoors on the Busch II Infield Stage in Together Credit Union Plaza at Ballpark Village. The Cardinals Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is free and open to public. No lawn chairs will be permitted on the plaza grounds.

The Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum will feature a variety of programming on Friday and Saturday, including a special Artifact Spotlight presentation and Flashback Friday conversation with new inductees Matt Holliday and Julián Javier hosted by Tom Ackerman in the Together Credit Union Plaza on Friday evening beginning at 5:20 PM.

Charles Comiskey, owner of the Chicago White Sox circa 1910. By Boston Public Library, CC BY 2.0, https commons.wikimedia.org

In addition to those events, the organization will also honor and celebrate our Cardinals Hall of Fame members with gate giveaways on all three dates, the Maryville University Walk of Fame plaque presentation on Friday, August 26 at 6:30 PM, the Cardinals Hall of Fame Red Jacket Parade following Saturday’s Induction Ceremony and a special pregame ceremony on Saturday, August 27, beginning at 6:00 PM.

A full timeline of events for the 2022 Cardinals Hall of Fame Weekend presented by Edward Jones follows below. For more information, visit cardinals.com/HOF.

COURTESY ST. LOUIS CARDINALS MEDIA RELATIONS & MLBpressbox.com

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