COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Jim Leyland, Lou Piniella, Cito Gaston and Davey Johnson are amongst 8 males at the poll for the Corridor of Popularity’s recent moment committee for managers, executives and umpires that meets on Dec. 3 on the iciness conferences in Nashville, Tennessee.
Along with the 4 managers, the poll contains umpires Joe West and Ed Montague, former Nationwide League President Invoice White and previous common supervisor Hank Peters, the Corridor mentioned Thursday.
The identities of the 16 citizens can be introduced nearer to the assembly, and 75% of the vote is wanted for election. Any individual selected can be inducted into the Corridor nearest July 21 at the side of avid gamers voted in by way of the Baseball Writers’ Affiliation of The united states, whose vote casting can be introduced on Jan. 23.
Leyland, 78, gained 1,769 video games over 22 seasons with Pittsburgh, Florida, Colorado and Detroit, important the Marlins to the 1997 Global Line identify. He was once voted Supervisor of the Age in 1990, 1992 and 2006, and he controlled the U.S. to the 2017 Global Baseball Vintage championship.
Piniella, 80, gained 1,835 video games with the New York Yankees, Cincinnati, Seattle, Tampa Bay and the Chicago Cubs, profitable the 1990 Global Line with the Reds. His 2001 Mariners gained an The united states League-record 116 video games. He was once voted Supervisor of the Age in 1995, 2001 and 2008. Piniella was once voted the 1969 AL Rookie of the Age and collision .291 with 102 homers and 766 RBI in 18 obese league seasons that incorporates titles with the Yankees in 1977 and ’78.
Gaston, 79, had 894 victories occasion managing Toronto for 12 seasons, incomes Global Line titles in 1992 and ’93. He collision .256 with 91 homers and 387 RBI right through 11 seasons.
Johnson, 80, had 1,372 wins for the New York Mets, Cincinnati, Baltimore, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington, important the Mets to the 1986 Global Line identify. He was once voted Supervisor of the Age in 1997 and 2012. As a participant, he batted .261 with 136 homers and 609 RBI in 13 seasons.
West, 70, umpired a list 5,460 video games from 1976 to 2021, breaking the prior mark of five,375 poised by way of Invoice Klem. West labored six Global Line.
Montague, 74, labored 4,369 video games from 1974 to 2009 and umpired in six Global Line, together with 4 as workforce prominent.
White, 89, was once NL president from 1989-94. He was once an All-Celebrity first baseman in 5 seasons and collision .286 with 202 homers and 870 RBI from 1956-69, and turned into a Yankees broadcaster from 1971-88.
Peters, who died in 2015 at generation 90, was once common supervisor of the Kansas Town Athletics in 1965, moved to the Cleveland Indians please see presen, was once president of the minor league governing frame the Nationwide Affiliation of Skilled Baseball Leagues from 1972-75, later turned into Baltimore’s GM from November 1975 till October 1987 and helped the Orioles win the 1979 AL pennant and the 1983 Global Line. He was once president of the Indians from 1987 via 1991.
The Corridor in 2022 restructured its veterans committees for the 3rd date in 12 years, putting in place panels to imagine the recent baseball Presen from 1980 on and vintage baseball moment for ahead of 1980. The recent baseball moment holds independent ballots for avid gamers and every other for managers, executives and umpires.
Each and every committee meets each 3 years, forming with recent baseball/avid gamers terminating December, when Fred McGriff was elected. Vintage baseball meets in December 2024 and recent baseball/avid gamers in December 2025.
Managers and umpires had been eligible if that they had 10 or extra obese league seasons and feature been retired for 5 years, even though folk 65 and used are eligible six months next escape. Executives will have to be retired for 5 years, however lively executives 70 or used are eligible.
The poll was once picked by way of a historic assessment committee that integrated Bob Elliott of the Canadian Baseball Community, Steve Hirdt of Stats Carry out, 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 Information Workforce at the side of Jim Henneman (previously of The Solar in Baltimore), Jim Reeves (previously of the Castle Significance Celebrity-Telegram) and Glenn Schwarz (previously of the San Francisco Chronicle).
Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer, Chase Utley, David Wright, José Bautista and Matt Holliday are a number of the avid gamers eligible for the BBWAA poll for the primary date within the nearest vote. Holdovers come with Todd Helton, who fell 11 votes decrease this presen, and Billy Wagner, who was once 27 shy.
