Baker, Bochy, Maddon, Piniella Face Decision in Hall of Fame Vote
Eight former figures in baseball will seek induction at a Dec. 6 meeting, with a 75% vote required for entry into the Hall.
By Andrew Yang ·
The National Baseball Hall of Fame released a list of eight men on Monday who will seek induction through the contemporary era committee for managers, executives, and umpires. The group includes four retired managers and four executives and broadcasters. The committee meets on Dec. 6 at the winter meetings in San Diego.
Dusty Baker, Bruce Bochy, Joe Maddon, and Lou Piniella lead the managerial contingent on the ballot. Sandy Alderson and Brian Sabean are included as former general managers. The list also features the late Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner and former National League President Bill White.
Sixteen voters will cast ballots for these candidates. A candidate must receive 75% of the votes to be elected. Anyone selected will be enshrined on July 25 of next year. This induction date aligns with the ceremony for players chosen by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
Baker, 77, posted a 2,183-1,862 regular-season record over 26 managerial seasons. He won the 2022 World Series with the Houston Astros and earned three Manager of the Year awards. Before managing, he hit 242 home runs for four teams from 1968 to 1986.
Bochy, 71, managed the San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, and Texas Rangers. He compiled a 2,252-2,266 record over 28 seasons. He won four World Series titles as a manager and captured the NL Manager of the Year award in 1996.
Maddon, 72, guided the Chicago Cubs to a 2016 World Series championship, ending a drought dating to 1908. He holds a 1,382-1,216 record across 19 seasons. He won Manager of the Year honors in 2008, 2011, and 2015.
Piniella, 83, managed five teams and finished with an 1,835-1,713 record. He won a World Series with the Cincinnati Reds in 1990. He previously received 11 votes in 2018 and 11 in 2023 without gaining election.
Alderson, who turns 79 on Nov. 22, served as general manager for the Oakland Athletics and New York Mets. He helped the A’s win the 1989 World Series. Sabean, 70, was general manager of the Giants from 1996 to 2014 and won three World Series titles during that tenure.
Turner died on May 6 at age 87. He owned the Braves from 1976 to 1996, a period that included the 1995 World Series title. White, 92, played for four teams and won a World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1964. He later served as NL president from 1989 to 1994.
The committee meets every three years. Candidates who receive fewer than five of the 16 votes are ineligible for the next ballot for that specific committee. The identities of the 16 voters will be announced closer to the meeting date. BBWAA player voting for the 2026 class will be announced on Jan. 19.
