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Bagwell, Glavine, Jones, Simmons and Thome among voters on Hall of Fame panel considering managers

Hall of Fame players Jeff Bagwell,Tom Glavine, Chipper Jones, Ted Simmons and Jim Thome are among 16 members of the contemporary era committee that will consider an eight-man Hall of Fame ballot that includes managers Jim Leyland, Lou Piniella, Cito Gaston and Davey Johnson.

Bagwell, Glavine, Jones, Simmons and Thome among voters on Hall of Fame panel considering managers

Hall of Fame players Jeff Bagwell,Tom Glavine, Chipper Jones, Ted Simmons and Jim Thome are among 16 members of the contemporary era committee that will consider an eight-man Hall of Fame ballot that includes managers Jim Leyland, Lou Piniella, Cito Gaston and Davey Johnson. Retired manager Joe Torre and former Commissioner Bud Selig, both elected to the hall, also are on the committee that convenes Sunday at the winter meetings in Nashville, Tennessee, along with executives Sandy Alderson, Bill DeWitt, Michael Hill, Ken Kendrick, Andy MacPhail and Phyllis Merhige plus media members/historians Sean Forman, Jack O’Connell and Jesus Ortiz.

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Cito on the Hall of Fame Ballot

MLB notebook: Leyland, Piniella, Gaston and Davey Johnson on Hall of Fame committee ballot

The ballot also includes umpires Joe West and Ed Montague, former National League President Bill White and former general manager Hank Peters.

Mariners legend Lou Piniella on Hall of Fame committee ballot in December

Lou Piniella is among eight men on the ballot for the Hall of Fame’s contemporary era committee for managers, executives and umpires that meets on Dec. 3 at the winter meetings in Nashville, Tennessee.

Jim Leyland, Lou Piniella, Cito Gaston, Davey Johnson on Hall of Fame committee ballot in December

Jim Leyland, Lou Piniella, Cito Gaston and Davey Johnson are among eight men on the ballot for the Hall of Fame's contemporary era committee for managers, executives and umpires that meets on Dec. 3 at the winter meetings in Nashville, Tennessee.

Leyland, Piniella, Gaston and Davey Johnson on Hall of Fame committee ballot in December

Lou Piniella on Hall of Fame committee ballot in December

Lou Piniella is among eight men on the ballot for the Hall of Fame's contemporary era committee for managers, executives and umpires that meets on Dec. 3.

Ex-Reds' managers Piniella, Johnson on HOF committee ballot

MLB notebook: Leyland, Piniella, Gaston and Davey Johnson on Hall of Fame committee ballot

The ballot also includes umpires Joe West and Ed Montague, former National League President Bill White and former general manager Hank Peters.