Ex-MLB managers Leyland, Piniella amongst 8 on HOF’s up to date poll

Oct 19, 2023, 05:33 PM ET

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Jim Leyland, Lou Piniella, Cito Gaston and Davey Johnson are amongst eight males on the ballot for the Hall of Fame’s updated interval committee for managers, executives and umpires that meets on Dec. 3 on the winter conferences in Nashville, Tennessee.

Together with the 4 managers, the ballot consists of umpires Joe West and Ed Montague, former Nationwide League president Bill White and former regular supervisor Hank Peters, the Hall said Thursday.

The identities of the 16 voters is likely to be launched nearer to the meeting, and 75% of the vote is required for election. Anyone chosen is likely to be inducted into the Hall subsequent July 21 along with players voted in by the Baseball Writers’ Affiliation of America, whose balloting is likely to be launched on Jan. 23.

Leyland, 78, gained 1,769 video video games over 22 seasons with Pittsburgh, Florida, Colorado and Detroit, fundamental the Marlins to the 1997 World Sequence title. He was voted Supervisor of the 12 months in 1990, 1992 and 2006, and he managed the U.S. to the 2017 World Baseball Primary championship.

Piniella, 80, gained 1,835 video video games with the New York Yankees, Cincinnati, Seattle, Tampa Bay and the Chicago Cubs, profitable the 1990 World Sequence with the Reds. His 2001 Mariners gained an America League-record 116 video video games. He was voted Supervisor of the 12 months in 1995, 2001 and 2008. Piniella was voted the 1969 AL Rookie of the 12 months and hit .291 with 102 homers and 766 RBIs in 18 large league seasons that options titles with the Yankees in 1977 and ’78.

Gaston, 79, had 894 victories whereas managing Toronto for 12 seasons, incomes World Sequence titles in 1992 and ’93. He hit .256 with 91 homers and 387 RBIs all through 11 seasons.

Johnson, 80, had 1,372 wins for the New York Mets, Cincinnati, Baltimore, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington, fundamental the Mets to the 1986 World Sequence title. He was voted Supervisor of the 12 months in 1997 and 2012. As a participant, he batted .261 with 136 homers and 609 RBIs in 13 seasons.

West, 70, umpired a doc 5,460 video video games from 1976 to 2021, breaking the prior mark of 5,375 set by Bill Klem. West labored six World Sequence.

Montague, 74, labored 4,369 video video games from 1974 to 2009 and umpired in six World Sequence, along with 4 as crew chief.

White, 89, was NL president from 1989-94. He was an All-Star first baseman in 5 seasons and hit .286 with 202 homers and 870 RBIs from 1956-69, and have change into a Yankees broadcaster from 1971-88.

Peters, who died in 2015 at age 90, was regular supervisor of the Kansas Metropolis Athletics in 1965, moved to the Cleveland Indians the following yr, was president of the minor league governing physique the Nationwide Affiliation of Expert Baseball Leagues from 1972-75, then grew to change into Baltimore’s GM from November 1975 until October 1987 and helped the Orioles win the 1979 AL pennant and the 1983 World Sequence. He was president of the Indians from 1987 by 1991.

The Hall in 2022 restructured its veterans committees for the third time in 12 years, organising panels to consider the updated baseball Interval from 1980 on and primary baseball interval for sooner than 1980. The updated baseball interval holds separate ballots for players and one different for managers, executives and umpires.

Each committee meets every three years, starting with updated baseball/players ultimate December, when Fred McGriff was elected. Primary baseball meets in December 2024 and updated baseball/players in December 2025.

Managers and umpires have been eligible in the event that they’d 10 or additional large league seasons and have been retired for five years, though people 65 and older are eligible six months after retirement. Executives needs to be retired for five years, nevertheless energetic executives 70 or older are eligible.

The ballot was picked by a historic overview committee that included Bob Elliott of the Canadian Baseball Group, Steve Hirdt of Stats Perform, David O’Brien of The Athletic, BBWAA secretary-treasurer Jack O’Connell, Tracy Ringolsby of InsideTheSeams, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle and Mark Whicker of the Los Angeles Data Group along with Jim Henneman (beforehand of The Photo voltaic in Baltimore), Jim Reeves (beforehand of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram) and Glenn Schwarz (beforehand of the San Francisco Chronicle).

Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer, Chase Utley, David Wright, José Bautista and Matt Holliday are among the many many players eligible for the BBWAA ballot for the first time inside the upcoming vote. Holdovers embody Todd Helton, who fell 11 votes fast this yr, and Billy Wagner, who was 27 shy.