The Hall of Fame season continues with the Baseball Hall’s announcement that Jim Leyland has been named to the Hall via the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee for Managers/Executives/Umpires. The former Manager received 15 of 16 voted for the ballot, making him the only person selected from this group.
Leyland is a three-time Manager of the Year (1990, 1992 & 2006), and led the Florida Marlins to their improbable 1997 World Series title. With a career record of 1,769-1,728 and helmed the United States to victory in the 2017 World Baseball Classic.
Missing out was Lou Piniella who received 11 votes and Bill White who had 10. Also on the ballot were Cito Gaston, Davey Johnson, Ed Montague, Hank Peters and Joe West.
We here at Notinhllloffame.com would like to congratulate Jim Leyland for his impending honor.
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