Nicknamed "the Cobra," Parker was elected in December 2024 to Cooperstown's National Baseball Hall of Fame as part of its Class of 2025. Parker was among seven players and one manager who were candidates on the Classic Baseball Era Committee's ballot for the upcoming class.

The hard-hitting outfielder who won two World Series titles and was nicknamed the “Cobra” will be inducted into Cooperstown next month.

His skill was as supreme as his style and swagger. His exploits on the field were the stuff of legend, like the Minor League home run he hit in West Virginia that landed in a coal car and wound up in Columbus,