Hall of Famer Robin Yount Enjoys Going ‘Home’ to Cooperstown

Milwaukee Brewers’ Yount is one of 62 members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame who were elected on their first ballot appearance.

Former Milwaukee Brewers player Robin Yount throws out a ceremonial first pitch before Game Three of the Wild Card Series between the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wis., on Oct. 3, 2024. Patrick McDermott/Getty Images

Born in Illinois and raised in Southern California, Baseball Hall of Famer Robin Yount feels “right at home” in Cooperstown, New York.

In July, when Baseball Hall of Fame Weekend comes around, new members—the game’s greatest of all time, the crème de la crème—are added to the membership roll. They come from near and far to baseball’s most famous outpost in Upstate New York, a charming Rockwell-esque village that is home to less than 2,000 residents.