NEW YORK, NY — Nationally acclaimed artist James Fiorentino, one of our exclusive artists of the LatinoMVP Awards, and the official designer of the cover for the 2026 Hall of Fame Yearbook, is making his way to Cooperstown this coming July.
On Tuesday, July 21st at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum located in Cooperstown, New York—just five days before Carlos Beltrán, Andruw Jones, and Jeff Kent are inducted into the Hall on Sunday, July 26th—Fiorentino will be hosting a live Q-and-A followed by a book signing for his authored book, The Art of Baseball.
The special event will take place from 1:00-2:00PM EST in the Baseball Discovery Zone of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Ahead of an exciting weekend in Cooperstown, James Fiorentino will be hosting a live Q-and-A followed by a book signing on Tuesday, July 21st at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum – Image Credit: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Along with designing the cover of the 2026 Hall of Fame Yearbook, Fiorentino, 49, residing in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, crafted last year’s cover of the Hall of Fame Yearbook as well.
“I am very proud for the second year in a row to have my artwork featured on the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s yearbook cover,” said Fiorentino. “It has always been a dream of mine to have this accomplishment as this is the biggest achievement for these players. It’s also an honor to have the original hang in the Induction room once again.”
“I have had the pleasure of meeting both Beltrán and Jones in the past and had the honor of presenting Carlos an original work of Latino Sports’ prestigious LatinoMVP Award when he was playing for the Mets. I am also excited to meet fans of my artwork and sign the last two yearbook covers and my book at the Museum in July.”
James Fiorentino and Carlos Beltrán during an event where James and Latino Sports honored the nine-time All-Star with his LatinoMVP Award – Image Credit: Latino Sports Archives
Fiorentino, a 1999 graduate of Drew University, is the youngest artist ever to have one’s work displayed at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, doing so at the age of 15, and also is the youngest artist to be inducted into the New York Society of Illustrators.
Additionally, in 2024, he was inducted into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame.
The official cover of the 2026 Hall of Fame Yearbook, designed by James Fiorentino – Image Credit: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
For more details, please visit the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s official website at https://baseballhall.org with additional information on James available here—Artist Spotlight and Signing: James Fiorentino
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Julio Pabón
June 1, 2026 at 11:31 am
Congrats to James and to Latino Sports for adding creativity, art and culture to the games