Former Tigers, Pirates, Rockies, Marlins' Manager Jim Leyland Elected to Hall of Fame
On Sunday, former Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Colorado Rockies and Miami (Florida) Marlins manager Jim Leyland received the call.
The longtime Major League manager is headed to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, via a vote from the Contemporary Era Committee.
Per Bob Nightengale of USA Today:
The Hall of Fame voting total: Jim Leyland (15 votes, 93.8%); Lou Piniella (11 votes, 68.8%); Bill White (10 votes, 62.5%); Cito Gaston, Davey Johnson, Ed Montague, Hank Peters and Joe West each received less than five votes.
The 78-year-old spent 22 years as a big league manager with the Pirates, Marlins, Rockies and Tigers, compiling a 1,769-1,728 career record.
He spent 11 years with the Pirates, two with the Marlins, one with the Rockies and eight with the Tigers. He took the Pirates to the playoffs in three separate seasons, won the World Series with the Marlins in 1997, and got to the playoffs with the Tigers in four different seasons. He went to the World Series with the 2006 and 2012 Tigers as well.
In addition, he also managed in the World Baseball Classic, skippering Team USA to the title in the 2017 version of the event.
In his career, he's managed some of the best players in baseball history, including Barry Bonds, Justin Verlander and Miguel Cabrera. His former teams took to social media to extend their congratulations as well.
Per the Pirates:
And the Marlins:
He'll be inducted into the Hall of Fame in a special ceremony in Cooperstown on July 21, 2024.
