The National Baseball Hall of Fame has a new member.

Saturday morning, Homer Simpson was officially inducted into Cooperstown as part of a larger celebration of the episode "Homer at the Bat." Here is Homer's Hall of Fame plaque:

The plaque reads:

Inept safety inspector turned city-wide softball hero, right fielder led Springfield Nuclear Plant to city championship game, then sacrificed his body to win it all, nearly supplanted by lineup of all-world superstar ringers, came through in a pinch -- and came to in time for the next episode. Girthy right fielder powered many a mighty wallop during celebrated 1992 season with "Wonderbat" -- his secret weapon. Lack of mobility in the field was no match for moves atop the dugout. Found fame as bush league mascot phenom, parlaying his "Elephant Walk" into a taste of the majors. Unacquainted with scientific concepts, only isotopes of which he was aware played at Duff Stadium, where uncanny knowledge of southwestern palate exposed team's impending move to Albuquerque.

Here's a photo of Homer at the ceremony:

The Hall of Fame is celebrating the 25th anniversary of "Homer at the Bat," which featured major-league stars of the time like Ken Griffey Jr., Ozzie Smith, Wade Boggs, Rogers Clemens, Darryl Strawberry, and Don Mattingly. Here's a clip:

Homer Simpson: in the Hall of Fame before Pete Rose.