Baseball team honours drummer with Hall of Fame induction

Cleveland fan John Adams poses in his usual centrefield bleacher seat with his ever-present bass drum before a baseball game in April 2011 in Cleveland (Amy Sancetta/AP)

A longtime drummer who has provided a steady, rallying beat during baseball games in Cleveland since the 1970s has been honoured with induction into the team’s Distinguished Hall of Fame.

The tribute is to recognise John Adams, who first toted a bass drum that he bought at a garage sale for 25 dollars (£21) into the bleacher seats as a 21-year-old at Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium on August 24 1973.