Joe Mauer, Todd Helton, Adrian Beltre, Jim Leyland enter Hall of Fame

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COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Joe Mauer closed out Sunday's National Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony with 27 words that summarized the experience for he and his fellow honorees.

"To stand here today and say that I am now a small part of baseball history is a statement that will never fully sink in for me," Mauer said.

Humility, a bit of disbelief and a connection between b