Dave Parker died a month before his Hall of Fame induction, but his son read a poem from his dad at Sunday's ceremony in Cooperstown.

Former Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder Dave Parker was posthumously inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday. Parker, who played 11 of his 19 Major League seasons with the Pirates,

Dave Parker passed away less than a month away from his induction ceremony, making his son's speech hit that much harder as it happened. Dave Parker II even mentioned that he died while writing his Hall of Fame speech.