Veteran Jim Thome never fathomed he would get a statue of himself outside a big league stadium.

The Indians will unveil one of their longtime slugger this summer at Progressive Field, according to an MLB.com report.

"It's going to be pretty awesome," Thome said. "How do you ever imagine when you play this game, getting an opportunity to have an organization put a statue up? I'm a little lost for words, to be honest. As a player, I don't even want to say you dream of that."

Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Maddux received 97.2% of the vote, the eighth-highest total in history. A player needs to be on 75% of ballots to be inducted.

Glavine received 91.9% of votes and Thomas 83.7%.

Craig Biggio was on 74.8% of ballots, meaning he missed induction by 0.2% (two votes).

Aubrey Huff has officially retired from baseball and will pursue a career in broadcasting with Pac-12 Networks, he told MLB Daily Dish.

Huff told Chris Cotillo he has "no desire to play anymore" and he is "officially done" after a 13-year Major League career that featured stints with five different clubs. He was most recently with the Giants from 2010-12, where he won both of his World Series titles.

"I couldn't even imagine picking up a bat and trying to get ready for the whole grind of a baseball season anymore," Huff told Cotillo. "I'm enjoying this way too much, just hanging out."