Biggio, Johnson, Martinez, Smoltz ready to enter Hall of Fame

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A thumbnail of each of the four National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees.

Craig Biggio

• Position: Second baseman
• Seasons in majors: 20
• Team: Astros (1988-2007)
• Year of eligibility: Third
• Numbers: .281 batting average, 291 home runs, 1,175 RBI in 2,850 career games; 668 doubles; 1,884 runs; 3,060 hits; 414 steals
• Honors: Four Gold Gloves, five Silver Slugger Awards. 

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Randy Johnson

• Position: Left-handed pitcher
• Seasons in majors: 22
• Teams: Expos (1988-1989), Mariners (1989-1998), Astros (1998), Diamondbacks (1999-2004; 2007-2008), Yankees (2005-2006), Giants (2009)
• Year of eligibility: First
• Numbers: 303-166, 3.29 ERA in 618 games (603 starts); 4,875 strikeouts in 4,135 1/3 innings
• Cy Young Awards: Five (four NL, one AL)

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Pedro Martinez

• Position: Right-handed pitcher
• Seasons in majors: 18
• Teams: Dodgers (1992-1993), Montreal Expos (1994-1997), Red Sox (1998-2004), Mets (2005-2008), Phillies (2009)
• Year of eligibility: First
• Numbers: 219-100, 2.93 ERA in 476 games (409 starts); 3,154 strikeouts in 2,827 1/3 innings
• Cy Young Awards: Three (two AL, one NL)

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John Smoltz

• Position: Right-handed pitcher
• Seasons in majors: 21
• Teams: Braves (1988-2008), Red Sox (2009), Cardinals (2009)
• Year of eligibility: First
• Numbers: 213-155, 3.33 ERA in 723 games (481 starts); 3,084 strikeouts in 3,473 innings; 154 saves
• Cy Young Awards: One (NL)

Honorees ceremony

Dick Enberg (Ford C. Frick award, broadcasters); Tom Gage (J.G. Taylor Spink Award, writers). July 25, 4:30 p.m. ET, Doubleday Field, Cooperstown, N.Y.

Induction ceremony

July 26, 1:30 p.m. ET, Clark Sports Center, Cooperstown, N.Y.

• TV: MLB Network

Statistics courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

GALLERY: CLASS OF 2015