On Monday, 17 people from the Negro Leagues and pre-Negro Leagues were chosen for the National Baseball Hall of Fame, including the first woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. This is an important recognition of the Negro Leagues’ contribution to Major League Baseball. Among those inducted were Ray Brown, Willard Brown, Andy Cooper, Cristobal Torriente and Jud Wilson.

Bruce Sutter, major league reliever, will also be inducted.

This year’s 18 inductees constitute the largest class in hall history. (The previous record was 11 in 1946.) The induction ceremony will take place July 30 in Cooperstown.